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Sierra Leone: Mortality rate, under-5

90.50per 1,000 live births · 2024-33.4% since 2014

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. Annual figures for Sierra Leone from 1960 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (per 1,000 live births)Note
202490.5
202393.8
202297.1
2021100.6
2020104.4
2019108.3
2018112.4
2017117
2016121.8
2015136.8
2014135.9
2013137.9
2012144.1
2011150.8
2010157.9
2009165.2
2008172.4
2007179.6
2006186.5
2005193.2
2004199.6
2003205.7
2002211.6
2001217.3
2000222.8
1999228.2
1998233.1
1997237.9
1996242.2
1995245.9
1994249.1
1993251.7
1992253.8
1991256
1990258
1989260.1
1988262.2
1987264.8
1986267.5
1985270.3
1984273.1
1983276.1
1982279.2
1981282.6
1980286.1
1979290
1978294
1977298.2
1976302.7
1975307.2
1974311.9
1973316.5
1972321.5
1971326.6
1970332.1
1969337.5
1968343.2
1967349
1966355.1
1965361.1
1964367.2
1963372.9
1962378.7
1961384.4
1960390

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNICEF, World Health Organization, World Bank, United Nations. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Mortality rate, under-5. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-mortality-rate-under-5 (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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