Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 2,997 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Sierra Leone, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Sierra Leone is 2,997, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Sierra Leone peaked at 3,327 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,630, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 36th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,327 | — |
| 1991 | 3,280 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 3,132 | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 3,042 | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 2,968 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 2,884 | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 2,809 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 2,761 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 2,709 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 2,647 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 2,630 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 2,705 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 2,783 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 2,823 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 2,843 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 2,849 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 2,846 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 2,833 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 2,833 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,835 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 2,855 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 2,884 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 2,921 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 2,977 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 3,039 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 3,096 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 3,153 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 3,201 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 3,225 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 3,218 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 3,190 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 3,142 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 3,094 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 3,046 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 2,997 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,956 | 2,647 | 3,327 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,798 | 2,630 | 2,849 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,057 | 2,855 | 3,225 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,094 | 2,997 | 3,190 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 33 Brazil 3,404 compare
- 34 Kenya 3,222 compare
- 35 Burkina Faso 3,177 compare
- 37 South Africa 2,575 compare
- 38 Iraq 2,499 compare
- 39 United States 2,493 compare
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 46,575 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Sierra Leone?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Sierra Leone was 2,997 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 3,327 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,630 in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Sierra Leone ranks 36th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years