Health in Sierra Leone 1,333 indicators covering health for Sierra Leone. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 4.5% 2023 down 13.2% 177th Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current 54.8% 2023 down 13.4% 37th Current health expenditure (CHE) per capita in US$ 35.76 2023 down 57.9% 181st Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) per capita in US$ 19.59 2023 down 63.5% 168th Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) per capita in 5.98 2023 up 1.2% 183rd Total healthcare expenditure gdp 4.72 2023 down 44.2% 131st Health expenditure government expenditure 4.47 2023 down 13.2% 176th Proportion of health care facilities with no water service 20.71 2025 up 69.0% 23rd Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100 000 population) 38 2023 down 5.0% 17th Hib vaccine 91 2024 up 9.6% 90th External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$ 10.19 2023 down 59.7% 73rd Dentists 15 2022 up 150.0% 161st People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 16.7% 2024 up 75.4% 92nd Nursing and midwifery personnel 9,627 2022 up 449.5% 122nd Nursing personnel 7,356 2022 up 319.9% 129th Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex 0.2841 2024 down 65.6% 36th People using safely managed drinking water services, rural 9.6% 2024 up 66.9% 77th Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) 37.33 2019 down 9.7% 35th Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) 33.93 2019 down 10.8% 55th Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 37.9% 2019 up 57.9% 169th Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence 40.8 2019 down 4.9% 69th Hypertension effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) 8.5% 2019 up 129.7% 170th Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) 8.1% 2019 up 125.0% 170th Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 18.5% 2019 up 54.2% 176th Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 20.3% 2019 up 57.4% 175th Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 35.6% 2019 up 56.8% 167th Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude 36.9 2019 down 6.6% 92nd Pneumococcal conjugate second or third-dose vaccines (PCVc) 93.0% 2025 up 8.1% 53rd People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 21.2% 2024 up 2.9% 108th Adolescent birth rate 3.94 2018 down 71.1% 12th Estimated number of malaria cases 2.44 million Cases 2024 down 6.6% 25th Treatment success rate: previously treated TB cases 86 2023 up 21.1% 36th Medical doctors 1.34 2022 up 415.4% 172nd Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 86.9% 2019 up 105.0% 128th Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ 11.3% 2022 down 12.5% 178th Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ 13.0% 2022 down 12.0% 172nd 3.b.1 Proportion of surviving infants receiving 3 doses of 91 2022 unchanged 90th Nursing and midwifery personnel 11.63 2022 up 324.5% 155th Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV 92,000 2025 up 19.5% 48th Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 1.5% 2025 down 11.8% 23rd Cases of paralytic polio from wild vs vaccine derived viruses 0 2023 — 24th Immunization measles vs vaccine safety 73 2024 up 21.7% 131st Share of children vaccinated with mcv2 73 2024 up 21.7% 131st Cases of paralytic polio from vaccine derived viruses 0 2023 — 24th TB patients with known HIV status 96.0% 2024 up 10.3% 66th Reported number of people receiving antiretroviral therapy 77,513 2025 up 446.0% 42nd Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with HIV 84.0% 2025 up 366.7% 37th Dentists 0.02 2022 up 100.0% 166th Confirmed cases of RR-/MDR-TB 268 2024 — 45th Hib3 number unvaccinated 21,194 2023 up 21.3% 75th Number of new HIV infections 2,700 2025 down 59.1% 47th Number of people dying from HIV-related causes 1,800 2025 down 56.1% 39th Capital health expenditure 0.3% 2021 up 437.6% 61st Adolescent birth rate 3.94 2018 down 71.1% 12th Tested TB patients HIV-positive 14.0% 2024 up 16.7% 44th Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 57.6% 2021 down 15.7% 14th Cause of death, by injury 7.4% 2021 up 26.0% 76th Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases 34.5% 2021 up 33.5% 168th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes 0.6% 2021 — 111th Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nu 91.3% 2021 down 3.7% 13th ← Previous Page 12 of 23 Next →