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

Iraq, at 14,255 against 12,502 in Sierra Leone as of 2024.

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

63 years are reported by both, from 1962 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.

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

Iraq

14,255

in 2024

Sierra Leone

12,502

in 2024

Iraq rank

39th

Sierra Leone rank

41st

Number of under-five deaths, male over time

Iraq
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 14,255 against 12,502 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1,753.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 39th and Sierra Leone ranks 41st of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1960s	27,149	21,408	5,741	Iraq
1970s	23,635	21,698	1,938	Iraq
1980s	21,665	23,164	1,498	Sierra Leone
1990s	22,026	24,936	2,911	Sierra Leone
2000s	20,717	22,257	1,540	Sierra Leone
2010s	18,996	17,082	1,914	Iraq
2020s	14,900	13,244	1,656	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, Iraq or Sierra Leone?: Iraq, at 14,255 against 12,502 in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between Iraq and Sierra Leone?: 1,753, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sierra Leone?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of under-five deaths, male?: Iraq ranks 39th 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: 03 September 2026

Number of male children dying before reaching age five.