Health in Sierra Leone 1,333 indicators covering health for Sierra Leone. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Deaths from lower respiratory infections ghe 7,182 2021 down 11.9% 59th Death rate from pneumonia ghe 85.29 2021 down 30.8% 12th Deaths from meningitis ghe 1,183 2021 down 11.7% 35th Number of deaths from hivaids who 2,488 2021 down 34.0% 43rd Death rate from hivaids who 29.54 2021 down 48.2% 28th Deaths from cancer who 2,603 2021 up 14.6% 134th Death rate from cancer 30.91 2021 down 10.0% 188th Death rate from meningitis who 14.05 2021 down 30.7% 11th Male vs female suicide who 13.45 2021 down 1.9% 87th Suicide rates by age detailed who 5.17 2021 up 2.5% 125th Suicide death rates by sex who 10.11 2021 down 1.3% 73rd Self harm death rates by age 0.9183 2021 up 57.6% 24th Suicide rate 2000 2019 who 10.11 2021 down 1.3% 73rd Deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who 87.95 2021 up 40.6% 122nd Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who 1.04 2021 up 9.5% 133rd Death rate amphetamine who 0 2021 — 148th Death rates cocaine who 0 2021 — 162nd Death rate from opioid use who 0.03 2021 up 50.0% 161st Deaths drug overdoses who 2.17 2021 up 66.9% 150th Deaths substance disorders who 85.66 2021 up 40.0% 104th Deaths from drug use disorders by age who 0.5 2021 up 35.1% 139th Deaths from substance use disorders who 2.29 2021 up 69.6% 158th Death rates opioid overdoses by age 0 2021 — 1st Death rates amphetamine overdoses by age 0 2021 — 1st Death rates cocaine overdoses by age 0 2021 — 1st Deaths drug use disorders by sex 0.01 2021 — 165th Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex 0 2021 — 158th Deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex 0 2021 — 154th Deaths opioid overdoses by sex 0.01 2021 — 159th Deaths from substance disorders who 87.95 2021 up 40.6% 122nd Death rates substance disorders who 1.09 2021 up 10.9% 126th Death rates alcohol drug overdoses by age who 0 2021 — 15th Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who 14.71 2021 up 49.9% 120th Dengue fever deaths 0.05 2021 up 66.7% 73rd Death rate from cardiovascular disease age standardized ghe 362.81 2021 down 8.9% 28th Deaths from cardiovascular disease type 147.76 2021 up 3.6% 83rd Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized 3.21 2021 down 21.6% 38th Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized 31.91 2021 down 8.9% 53rd Death rate from ischaemic heart disease who ghe age standardized 134.52 2021 down 7.0% 50th Deaths from cardiovascular diseases by region 12,300 2021 up 16.8% 109th Total disease burden who 5.00 million 2021 down 11.2% 79th Burden of disease who 59,393 2021 down 30.3% 11th Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who 38.03 2021 up 3.3% 177th Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population 89.8% 2023 up 18.5% 1st Male female ratio suicides rates 1.89 2021 down 1.3% 173rd Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year 17,669 2021 up 36.5% 40th Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 4,801 2021 up 10.2% 30th Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have 1,227 2021 up 58.3% 66th Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT 93.0% 2024 up 93.8% 20th Share of women who are smoking 5.7 2022 down 54.0% 90th Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking 19.6 2022 down 48.4% 122nd Share of men who are smoking 19.6 2022 down 48.4% 122nd Adults smoking 2007 2018 12.7 2022 down 49.6% 115th Cases started on MDR-TB treatment 211 2024 — 48th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population 33.7% 2023 up 26.2% 6th Share healthy diet unaffordable 62.9 2024 up 2.6% 26th Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 282.67 2024 down 25.7% 11th Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 11,523 2021 up 55.0% 34th Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) 6.9 2014 up 25.5% 141st Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.06 2014 up 1.3% 143rd ← Previous Page 15 of 23 Next →