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

Mexico, at 14,786 against 12,502 in Sierra Leone as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico 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.

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

Mexico

14,786

in 2024

Sierra Leone

12,502

in 2024

Mexico rank

38th

Sierra Leone rank

41st

Number of under-five deaths, male over time

Mexico
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 14,786 against 12,502 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 2,284.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 38th and Sierra Leone ranks 41st of 197 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1960s	129,904	21,408	108,496	Mexico
1970s	112,786	21,698	91,088	Mexico
1980s	77,168	23,164	54,004	Mexico
1990s	49,237	24,936	24,301	Mexico
2000s	29,967	22,257	7,710	Mexico
2010s	21,088	17,082	4,006	Mexico
2020s	15,979	13,244	2,735	Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, Mexico or Sierra Leone?: Mexico, at 14,786 against 12,502 in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between Mexico and Sierra Leone?: 2,284, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sierra Leone?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do Mexico and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of under-five deaths, male?: Mexico ranks 38th 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.