What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?

The highest recorded value was 0.0082 units per person in 1962.

What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 units per person in 2024.

How does Sierra Leone rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per capita?

Sierra Leone ranks 10th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.

Is number of under-five deaths, female, per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?

Over the last ten years it is down 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita in Sierra Leone

Name: Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita in Sierra Leone
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Sierra Leone: Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita was 0.0012 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.0012 units per person

Change on year

down 5.0%

World rank

10th

of 197 countries

All-time high

0.0082 units per person

in 1962

All-time low

0.0012 units per person

in 2024

Years of data

1962–2024

Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita in Sierra Leone, 1962–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, female, per capita in Sierra Leone is 0.0012 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 44.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0082 units per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 units per person, in 2024.

That places Sierra Leone 10th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita in Sierra Leone, 1962 to 2024.
Year	units per person	Change
1962	0.0082 units per person	—
1963	0.0081 units per person	-1.6%
1964	0.008 units per person	-1.5%
1965	0.0078 units per person	-1.8%
1966	0.0077 units per person	-1.9%
1967	0.0075 units per person	-1.9%
1968	0.0074 units per person	-2.0%
1969	0.0072 units per person	-2.0%
1970	0.0071 units per person	-1.9%
1971	0.007 units per person	-1.9%
1972	0.0068 units per person	-1.8%
1973	0.0067 units per person	-1.8%
1974	0.0066 units per person	-1.4%
1975	0.0065 units per person	-1.5%
1976	0.0064 units per person	-1.5%
1977	0.0063 units per person	-1.6%
1978	0.0062 units per person	-1.5%
1979	0.0061 units per person	-1.6%
1980	0.006 units per person	-1.7%
1981	0.0059 units per person	-1.5%
1982	0.0059 units per person	-1.4%
1983	0.0058 units per person	-1.3%
1984	0.0057 units per person	-1.3%
1985	0.0056 units per person	-1.2%
1986	0.0056 units per person	-1.4%
1987	0.0055 units per person	-1.5%
1988	0.0054 units per person	-1.4%
1989	0.0053 units per person	-1.0%
1990	0.0052 units per person	-2.5%
1991	0.0053 units per person	+1.2%
1992	0.0054 units per person	+2.9%
1993	0.0054 units per person	-0.4%
1994	0.0054 units per person	-0.8%
1995	0.0053 units per person	-1.0%
1996	0.0052 units per person	-2.0%
1997	0.005 units per person	-3.0%
1998	0.0049 units per person	-2.4%
1999	0.0048 units per person	-2.0%
2000	0.0046 units per person	-4.4%
2001	0.0043 units per person	-6.8%
2002	0.0041 units per person	-5.0%
2003	0.0039 units per person	-3.6%
2004	0.0038 units per person	-4.1%
2005	0.0036 units per person	-3.8%
2006	0.0035 units per person	-3.4%
2007	0.0034 units per person	-4.5%
2008	0.0032 units per person	-5.3%
2009	0.003 units per person	-5.7%
2010	0.0028 units per person	-6.2%
2011	0.0026 units per person	-6.2%
2012	0.0025 units per person	-6.0%
2013	0.0023 units per person	-6.4%
2014	0.0022 units per person	-3.6%
2015	0.0022 units per person	-1.5%
2016	0.0019 units per person	-13.7%
2017	0.0018 units per person	-5.6%
2018	0.0017 units per person	-5.5%
2019	0.0016 units per person	-5.3%
2020	0.0015 units per person	-5.2%
2021	0.0014 units per person	-5.1%
2022	0.0014 units per person	-5.2%
2023	0.0013 units per person	-5.1%
2024	0.0012 units per person	-5.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0078 units per person	0.0072 units per person	0.0082 units per person	8
1970s	0.0066 units per person	0.0061 units per person	0.0071 units per person	10
1980s	0.0057 units per person	0.0053 units per person	0.006 units per person	10
1990s	0.0052 units per person	0.0048 units per person	0.0054 units per person	10
2000s	0.0037 units per person	0.003 units per person	0.0046 units per person	10
2010s	0.0022 units per person	0.0016 units per person	0.0028 units per person	10
2020s	0.0014 units per person	0.0012 units per person	0.0015 units per person	5

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

7 Guinea 0.0014 units per person compare
8 Mali 0.0013 units per person compare
9 South Sudan 0.0012 units per person compare
11 Liberia 0.0012 units per person compare
12 Benin 0.0011 units per person compare
13 Burkina Faso 0.0011 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 240 places →

More education data for Sierra Leone

Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38,043 (2024)
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 73,295 (2024)
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,708 (2024)
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 92,723 (2024)
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.07 million (2024)
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2393 units per person (2024)

All data for Sierra Leone →

Frequently asked questions

What is number of under-five deaths, female, per capita in Sierra Leone?: Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.0012 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?: The highest recorded value was 0.0082 units per person in 1962.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 units per person in 2024.
How does Sierra Leone rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per capita?: Sierra Leone ranks 10th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of under-five deaths, female, per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?: Over the last ten years it is down 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of under-five deaths, female ÷ Population, total

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Number of under-five deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 240 places, 12,953 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 05 September 2026

Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.