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Number of under-five deaths, male in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Number of under-five deaths, male was 12,502 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
12,502
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
41st
of 197 countries
All-time high
25,814
in 1992
All-time low
12,502
in 2024
Years of data
63
1962–2024

Number of under-five deaths, male in Sierra Leone, 1962–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k196219932024

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

Sierra Leone recorded 12,502 for number of under-five deaths, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 25,814 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 12,502, in 2024.

Sierra Leone ranks 41st 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, male in Sierra Leone, year by year

Year Value Change
1962 21,308 —
1963 21,360 +0.2%
1964 21,412 +0.2%
1965 21,429 +0.1%
1966 21,426 -0.0%
1967 21,441 +0.1%
1968 21,450 +0.0%
1969 21,437 -0.1%
1970 21,442 +0.0%
1971 21,455 +0.1%
1972 21,478 +0.1%
1973 21,515 +0.2%
1974 21,629 +0.5%
1975 21,720 +0.4%
1976 21,793 +0.3%
1977 21,878 +0.4%
1978 21,980 +0.5%
1979 22,085 +0.5%
1980 22,175 +0.4%
1981 22,310 +0.6%
1982 22,487 +0.8%
1983 22,685 +0.9%
1984 22,926 +1.1%
1985 23,180 +1.1%
1986 23,453 +1.2%
1987 23,781 +1.4%
1988 24,130 +1.5%
1989 24,510 +1.6%
1990 24,891 +1.6%
1991 25,536 +2.6%
1992 25,814 +1.1%
1993 25,673 -0.5%
1994 25,501 -0.7%
1995 25,254 -1.0%
1996 24,821 -1.7%
1997 24,359 -1.9%
1998 23,978 -1.6%
1999 23,537 -1.8%
2000 23,036 -2.1%
2001 22,733 -1.3%
2002 22,885 +0.7%
2003 22,989 +0.5%
2004 22,773 -0.9%
2005 22,524 -1.1%
2006 22,231 -1.3%
2007 21,761 -2.1%
2008 21,145 -2.8%
2009 20,497 -3.1%
2010 19,835 -3.2%
2011 19,161 -3.4%
2012 18,498 -3.5%
2013 17,801 -3.8%
2014 17,556 -1.4%
2015 17,666 +0.6%
2016 15,784 -10.7%
2017 15,287 -3.1%
2018 14,828 -3.0%
2019 14,405 -2.9%
2020 14,007 -2.8%
2021 13,608 -2.8%
2022 13,230 -2.8%
2023 12,873 -2.7%
2024 12,502 -2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 21,408 21,308 21,450 8
1970s 21,698 21,442 22,085 10
1980s 23,164 22,175 24,510 10
1990s 24,936 23,537 25,814 10
2000s 22,257 20,497 23,036 10
2010s 17,082 14,405 19,835 10
2020s 13,244 12,502 14,007 5

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 38 Mexico 14,786 compare
  2. 39 Iraq 14,255 compare
  3. 40 United States 13,132 compare
  4. 42 Burundi 11,833 compare
  5. 43 Central African Republic 11,124 compare
  6. 44 Senegal 10,887 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of under-five deaths, male in Sierra Leone?
Number of under-five deaths, male in Sierra Leone was 12,502 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, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 25,814 in 1992.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 12,502 in 2024.
How does Sierra Leone rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
Sierra Leone ranks 41st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.