Health in Sierra Leone 1,333 indicators covering health for Sierra Leone. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) 4.8 2014 up 29.7% 167th Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 7.07 million 2024 down 6.5% 27th Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services 63.9 2025 up 475.9% 82nd Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs 7.07 million 2024 down 6.5% 32nd Child deaths from streptococcus by disease 30 2015 down 76.7% 62nd Births attended by skilled health personnel 86.9% 2019 up 106.9% 136th Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of 57.74 2019 down 16.7% 12th Number of new leprosy cases 120 2024 down 49.2% 46th Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 57.45 2024 down 51.8% 37th Pharmacists 0.11 2022 down 64.5% 151st Health worker density, by type of occupation 0.02 2022 up 100.0% 152nd Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 10.34 2020 down 11.8% 75th 3.1.1 Maternal mortality ratio 443 2020 down 47.1% 18th Low birth weight prevalence 10.3% 2020 down 12.0% 74th Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage 91.0% 2025 — 111th Low birth weight number 27.2 2020 down 7.2% 60th Number of new hivaids infections who 2,500 2024 down 56.9% 53rd Reported rabies deaths 2 2024 down 75.0% 39th Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate 372,000 2030 down 20.0% 110th 2.2.2a Prevalence of overweight among children under 5 5.2 2022 up 57.6% 89th 2.2.1 Prevalence of stunting among children under 5 26 2022 down 25.5% 40th Incidence of malaria 282.67 per 1,000 population at risk 2024 down 25.7% 12th Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy 2,913 2025 up 299.0% 28th Concentrations of fine particulate matter 39.78 2023 up 13.0% 24th Death rate road traffic injuries 33 2019 up 10.0% 14th New or unknown treatment history cases: Pulmonary, bacteriologically 14,519 2023 up 96.5% 33rd Cholera case fatality rate 8.49 2013 up 3.7% 5th Constant stillbirth rate 20.21 2030 unchanged 22nd ENAP target met stillbirth rate 12 2030 down 36.0% 1st Stillbirth rate high-income country 2.8 2030 down 81.6% 1st Stillbirths remain constant projection 5,420 2030 up 1.0% 52nd Stillbirth maintained projection 4,518 2030 down 13.6% 53rd Stillbirth ENAP 2030 target met projection 3,192 2030 down 35.8% 57th Stillbirth high-income country average rate matched projection 738 2030 down 81.7% 74th Stillbirth rate current trends 16.9 2030 down 14.2% 30th Life satisfaction vs life expectancy 61.79 2023 up 14.3% 218th Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence 6.1% 2030 down 37.8% 125th Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) 6.8% 2030 down 39.8% 122nd Tb patients tested positive for hiv 2,543 2021 up 181.9% 25th Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia 842.67 2019 up 3.4% 50th Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months 73.4% 2019 down 6.0% 6th Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of 3,246 2019 up 33.4% 133rd Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence 0.7% 2024 down 53.3% 43rd Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months 100 2019 up 2.0% 187th Estimated number of MDR/RR-TB incident cases 750 2024 down 20.2% 41st Neonatal mortality rate - Remains constant 28.26 2030 unchanged 15th Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained 25.07 2030 down 9.5% 15th Neonatal mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched 2.8 2030 down 85.4% 1st Neonatal mortality rate - SDG target met 12 2030 down 51.0% 1st Under 5 mortality rate - Remains constant 90.5 2030 unchanged 7th Under 5 mortality rate - Current trends maintained 72.57 2030 down 16.8% 10th Under 5 mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched 5.09 2030 down 90.8% 1st Under 5 mortality rate - SDG target met 25 2030 down 65.3% 1st Mortality rate age 10-19 - Remains constant 22.54 2030 down 3.9% 5th Mortality rate age 10-19 - Current trends maintained 20.99 2030 down 9.5% 4th Mortality rate age 10-19 - High-income country average rate matched 5.66 2030 down 60.7% 2nd Neonatal deaths - Remains constant 7,423 2030 up 1.0% 47th Neonatal deaths - Current trends maintained 6,584 2030 down 8.7% 46th Neonatal deaths - SDG target met 3,153 2030 down 50.5% 55th Under-five deaths - Remains constant 23,592 2030 up 1.3% 41st ← Previous Page 16 of 23 Next →