Health in Sierra Leone

1,195 indicators covering health for Sierra Leone.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Number of maternal deaths 920 2023 down 56.2% 41st
School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi 1.05 2024 up 3.2% 9th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male 19 per 1,000 2024 down 12.4% 10th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, female 15.8 per 1,000 2024 down 21.8% 9th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male 14.6 per 1,000 2024 down 19.8% 5th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, female 14 per 1,000 2024 down 29.6% 6th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, male 23.7 per 1,000 2024 down 14.7% 5th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, female 23.7 per 1,000 2024 down 21.5% 4th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, male 9.3 per 1,000 2024 down 5.1% 5th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, female 9.8 per 1,000 2024 down 6.7% 4th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male 13.4 per 1,000 2024 down 12.4% 6th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female 14 per 1,000 2024 down 13.0% 3rd
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years 23.7 per 1,000 2024 down 18.3% 3rd
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV 64.8% 2024 up 8.2% 16th
Maternal mortality 442.83 2020 down 47.1% 18th
Prevalence of HIV, male 0.4% 2024 down 33.3% 24th
Prevalence of HIV, female 0.9% 2024 down 35.7% 17th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49 0.38 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49 2024 down 68.3% 47th
Incidence of HIV, all 0.28 per 1,000 uninfected population 2024 down 66.3% 39th
Prevalence of overweight 22.8% 2022 up 15.7% 185th
Prevalence of overweight, male 13.2% 2022 up 10.0% 193rd
Prevalence of overweight, female 32.2% 2022 up 18.6% 175th
Immunization, HepB3 91.0% 2024 up 9.6% 85th
Hivaids deaths and averted due to art 4,079 2024 up 201.8% 44th
Future life expectancy projections 72.03 2100 up 1.7% 216th
Life expectancy at age 15 74.45 2100 up 1.0% 216th
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV 81,000 2024 up 15.7% 52nd
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24 0.49 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 2024 down 67.3% 37th
Newborns protected against tetanus 90.0% 2024 up 5.9% 53rd
Measles - number of reported cases 207 2025 down 65.9% 69th
Diphtheria - number of reported cases 0 2025 β€” 60th
Total tetanus - number of reported cases 130 2025 up 1,081.8% 20th
Pertussis - number of reported cases 0 2025 down 100.0% 137th
Population ages 80 and above, male 13,426 2025 up 33.3% 133rd
Population ages 80 and above, female 19,636 2025 up 37.9% 135th
Population ages 75-79, male 20,435 2025 up 22.7% 131st
Population ages 75-79, female 27,218 2025 up 27.4% 133rd
Population ages 70-74, male 36,347 2025 up 21.2% 130th
Population ages 70-74, female 45,787 2025 up 24.3% 131st
Population ages 65-69, male 58,092 2025 up 37.0% 129th
Population ages 65-69, female 68,670 2025 up 36.2% 130th
Population ages 60-64, male 83,890 2025 up 45.3% 127th
Population ages 60-64, female 93,868 2025 up 41.3% 126th
Population ages 55-59, male 111,493 2025 up 42.8% 122nd
Population ages 55-59, female 119,762 2025 up 38.5% 121st
Population ages 50-54, male 142,079 2025 up 39.9% 120th
Population ages 50-54, female 148,140 2025 up 36.0% 119th
Population ages 45-49, male 178,100 2025 up 40.8% 118th
Population ages 45-49, female 181,364 2025 up 36.6% 114th
Population ages 40-44, male 219,197 2025 up 41.6% 112th
Population ages 40-44, female 219,047 2025 up 37.1% 111th
Population ages 35-39, male 263,790 2025 up 39.5% 108th
Population ages 35-39, female 262,476 2025 up 36.6% 107th
Population ages 30-34, male 312,865 2025 up 36.5% 101st
Population ages 30-34, female 312,290 2025 up 36.2% 96th
Population ages 25-29, male 372,019 2025 up 36.0% 89th
Population ages 25-29, female 371,129 2025 up 36.3% 88th
Population ages 20-24, male 430,959 2025 up 33.1% 86th
Population ages 20-24, female 425,720 2025 up 32.1% 86th
Population ages 15-19, male 483,492 2025 up 25.5% 86th