Sierra Leone vs South Sudan: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years
Sierra Leone
14.3 per 1,000
in 2024
South Sudan
15.3 per 1,000
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
5th
South Sudan rank
4th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years over time
- Sierra Leone
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 15.3 per 1,000 against 14.3 per 1,000 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1 per 1,000.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Sudan ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 5th and South Sudan ranks 4th of 197 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.56 per 1,000 | 87.99 per 1,000 | 63.43 per 1,000 | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 21.51 per 1,000 | 21.75 per 1,000 | 0.24 per 1,000 | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 18.66 per 1,000 | 25.09 per 1,000 | 6.43 per 1,000 | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 15.14 per 1,000 | 15.78 per 1,000 | 0.64 per 1,000 | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, Sierra Leone or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 15.3 per 1,000 against 14.3 per 1,000 in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years between Sierra Leone and South Sudan?
- 1 per 1,000, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and South Sudan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and South Sudan rank globally for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years?
- Sierra Leone ranks 5th and South Sudan ranks 4th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying between age 15-19 years of age expressed per 1,000 adolescents age 15, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.