Number of child deaths per woman in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Number of child deaths per woman was 0.3376 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of child deaths per woman in Sierra Leone, 1956–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.
Analysis
In 2024, number of child deaths per woman in Sierra Leone stood at 0.3376 under-five deaths per woman. That is the lowest value across all 69 years on record.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths per woman in Sierra Leone peaked at 2.52 under-five deaths per woman in 1956 and was at its lowest, 0.3376 under-five deaths per woman, in 2024.
That places Sierra Leone 12th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 69 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.48 under-five deaths per woman | 2.43 under-five deaths per woman | 2.52 under-five deaths per woman | 4 |
| 1960s | 2.29 under-five deaths per woman | 2.16 under-five deaths per woman | 2.41 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.02 under-five deaths per woman | 1.91 under-five deaths per woman | 2.13 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.79 under-five deaths per woman | 1.71 under-five deaths per woman | 1.88 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.61 under-five deaths per woman | 1.47 under-five deaths per woman | 1.69 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.16 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8998 under-five deaths per woman | 1.42 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6283 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4539 under-five deaths per woman | 0.841 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3801 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3376 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4258 under-five deaths per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 9 Central African Republic 0.384 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 10 Burkina Faso 0.3535 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 11 Liberia 0.3516 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 13 Benin 0.3326 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 14 Cote d'Ivoire 0.2856 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 15 Mozambique 0.2816 under-five deaths per woman compare
More reference data data for Sierra Leone
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 3.79 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.79 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.79 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.467 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.8386 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 42.53 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 47.87 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.5129 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 58.2 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -0.4502 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths per woman in Sierra Leone?
- Number of child deaths per woman in Sierra Leone was 0.3376 under-five deaths per woman in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 2.52 under-five deaths per woman in 1956.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3376 under-five deaths per woman in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for number of child deaths per woman?
- Sierra Leone ranks 12th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths per woman rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).