What is mortality rate, under-5 in Sierra Leone?

Mortality rate, under-5 in Sierra Leone was 90.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Sierra Leone?

The highest recorded value was 390 per 1,000 live births in 1960.

What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Sierra Leone?

The lowest recorded value was 90.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024.

How does Sierra Leone rank for mortality rate, under-5?

Sierra Leone ranks 7th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Sierra Leone?

Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

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 Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, under-5 in Sierra Leone

Name: Mortality rate, under-5 in Sierra Leone
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Sierra Leone: Mortality rate, under-5 was 90.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

90.5 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

down 3.5%

World rank

7th

of 195 countries

All-time high

390 per 1,000 live births

in 1960

All-time low

90.5 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Mortality rate, under-5 in Sierra Leone, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

Sierra Leone recorded 90.5 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, under-5 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Sierra Leone peaked at 390 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 90.5 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

Sierra Leone ranks 7th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	363.91 per 1,000 live births	337.5 per 1,000 live births	390 per 1,000 live births	10
1970s	310.07 per 1,000 live births	290 per 1,000 live births	332.1 per 1,000 live births	10
1980s	272.2 per 1,000 live births	260.1 per 1,000 live births	286.1 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	245.59 per 1,000 live births	228.2 per 1,000 live births	258 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	195.39 per 1,000 live births	165.2 per 1,000 live births	222.8 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	132.29 per 1,000 live births	108.3 per 1,000 live births	157.9 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	97.28 per 1,000 live births	90.5 per 1,000 live births	104.4 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

4 Chad 97.3 per 1,000 live births compare
5 South Sudan 96.7 per 1,000 live births compare
6 Guinea 92.1 per 1,000 live births compare
8 Central African Republic 89.7 per 1,000 live births compare
8 Democratic Republic of Congo 89.7 per 1,000 live births compare
10 Liberia 86.4 per 1,000 live births compare

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More health data for Sierra Leone

Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 107,509 (2025)
Population, male 4.40 million (2025)
Population, male 49.9% (2025)
Population ages 0-14, male 38.0% (2025)
Population ages 0-14, male 1.67 million (2025)
Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 110,875 (2025)
Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 112,634 (2025)
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 109,298 (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 110,907 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 104,254 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, under-5 in Sierra Leone?: Mortality rate, under-5 in Sierra Leone was 90.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Sierra Leone?: The highest recorded value was 390 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Sierra Leone?: The lowest recorded value was 90.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Sierra Leone rank for mortality rate, under-5?: Sierra Leone ranks 7th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Sierra Leone?: Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.