Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, Burundi or Sierra Leone?

Sierra Leone, at 12,502 against 11,833 in Burundi as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Sierra Leone?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of under-five deaths, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burundi vs Sierra Leone: Number of under-five deaths, male

Burundi

11,833

in 2024

Sierra Leone

12,502

in 2024

Burundi rank

42nd

Sierra Leone rank

41st

Number of under-five deaths, male over time

Burundi
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 12,502 against 11,833 in Burundi, a difference of 669.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Burundi ranks 42nd and Sierra Leone ranks 41st of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1970s	22,749	21,698	1,052	Burundi
1980s	22,400	23,164	763.5	Sierra Leone
1990s	23,227	24,936	1,709	Sierra Leone
2000s	21,015	22,257	1,242	Sierra Leone
2010s	16,824	17,082	258.1	Sierra Leone
2020s	12,493	13,244	751.2	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, Burundi or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 12,502 against 11,833 in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between Burundi and Sierra Leone?: 669, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Sierra Leone?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of under-five deaths, male?: Burundi ranks 42nd and Sierra Leone ranks 41st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of under-five deaths, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of under-five deaths, male
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Number of male children dying before reaching age five.