Number of under-five deaths, female in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Number of under-five deaths, female was 10,669 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female in Sierra Leone, 1962–2024
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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, female in Sierra Leone is 10,669, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 22,623 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 10,669, in 2024.
Sierra Leone ranks 39th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 19,285 | — |
| 1963 | 19,305 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 19,344 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 19,339 | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 19,332 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 19,326 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 19,307 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 19,274 | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 19,271 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 19,261 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 19,259 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 19,272 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 19,359 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 19,424 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 19,474 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 19,512 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 19,596 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 19,666 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 19,725 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 19,831 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 19,953 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 20,110 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 20,298 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 20,512 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 20,726 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 20,980 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 21,256 | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 21,566 | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 21,880 | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 22,404 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 22,623 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 22,478 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 22,387 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 22,197 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 21,851 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 21,478 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 21,177 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 20,868 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 20,434 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 20,193 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 20,324 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 20,408 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 20,251 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 20,020 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 19,764 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 19,291 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 18,726 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 18,140 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 17,481 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 16,839 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 16,230 | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 15,576 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 15,378 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 15,503 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 13,703 | -11.6% |
| 2017 | 13,244 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 12,817 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 12,428 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 12,051 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 11,697 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 11,337 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 10,995 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 10,669 | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19,314 | 19,274 | 19,344 | 8 |
| 1970s | 19,409 | 19,259 | 19,666 | 10 |
| 1980s | 20,496 | 19,725 | 21,566 | 10 |
| 1990s | 21,934 | 20,868 | 22,623 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,755 | 18,140 | 20,434 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,920 | 12,428 | 17,481 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,350 | 10,669 | 12,051 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More education data for Sierra Leone
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Sierra Leone?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Sierra Leone was 10,669 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 22,623 in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,669 in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 39th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Number of under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.