Health in Sierra Leone

1,201 indicators covering health for Sierra Leone.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population ages 65-69, male 1.3% 2025 up 9.1% 181st
Population ages 70-74, female 1.0% 2025 down 0.6% 183rd
Population ages 70-74, male 0.8% 2025 down 3.5% 183rd
Population ages 75-79, female 0.6% 2025 up 1.9% 183rd
Population ages 75-79, male 0.5% 2025 down 2.3% 184th
Population ages 80 and above, female 0.4% 2025 up 10.3% 191st
Population ages 80 and above, male 0.3% 2025 up 6.1% 193rd
Population ages 00-04, female 584,610 2025 up 8.7% 81st
Population ages 00-04, male 595,946 2025 up 9.2% 81st
Population ages 05-09, female 545,574 2025 up 12.1% 83rd
Population ages 05-09, male 553,549 2025 up 12.1% 84th
Population ages 10-14, female 517,694 2025 up 18.7% 84th
Population ages 10-14, male 523,343 2025 up 17.9% 85th
Population ages 15-19, female 477,787 2025 up 25.1% 86th
Population ages 15-19, male 483,492 2025 up 25.5% 86th
Population ages 20-24, female 425,720 2025 up 32.1% 86th
Population ages 20-24, male 430,959 2025 up 33.1% 86th
Population ages 25-29, female 371,129 2025 up 36.3% 88th
Population ages 25-29, male 372,019 2025 up 36.0% 89th
Population ages 30-34, female 312,290 2025 up 36.2% 96th
Population ages 30-34, male 312,865 2025 up 36.5% 101st
Population ages 35-39, female 262,476 2025 up 36.6% 107th
Population ages 35-39, male 263,790 2025 up 39.5% 108th
Population ages 40-44, female 219,047 2025 up 37.1% 111th
Population ages 40-44, male 219,197 2025 up 41.6% 112th
Population ages 45-49, female 181,364 2025 up 36.6% 114th
Population ages 45-49, male 178,100 2025 up 40.8% 118th
Population ages 50-54, female 148,140 2025 up 36.0% 119th
Population ages 50-54, male 142,079 2025 up 39.9% 120th
Population ages 55-59, female 119,762 2025 up 38.5% 121st
Population ages 55-59, male 111,493 2025 up 42.8% 122nd
Population ages 60-64, female 93,868 2025 up 41.3% 126th
Population ages 60-64, male 83,890 2025 up 45.3% 127th
Population ages 65-69, female 68,670 2025 up 36.2% 130th
Population ages 65-69, male 58,092 2025 up 37.0% 129th
Population ages 70-74, female 45,787 2025 up 24.3% 131st
Population ages 70-74, male 36,347 2025 up 21.2% 130th
Population ages 75-79, female 27,218 2025 up 27.4% 133rd
Population ages 75-79, male 20,435 2025 up 22.7% 131st
Population ages 80 and above, female 19,636 2025 up 37.9% 135th
Population ages 80 and above, male 13,426 2025 up 33.3% 133rd
Pertussis - number of reported cases 0 2025 down 100.0% 137th
Total tetanus - number of reported cases 130 2025 up 1,081.8% 20th
Diphtheria - number of reported cases 0 2025 β€” 60th
Measles - number of reported cases 207 2025 down 65.9% 69th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female 5.1% 2024 up 121.7% 81st
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male 5.8% 2024 up 114.8% 84th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height 5.4% 2024 up 116.0% 86th
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female 22.7% 2024 down 21.5% 40th
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male 27.6% 2024 down 19.1% 36th
Prevalence of stunting, height for age 25.2% 2024 down 20.0% 37th
Hospital beds 0.4 per 1,000 people 2006 β€” 167th
Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated again 73 2024 β€” 131st
Tuberculosis death rate 48 per 100,000 people 2024 down 56.0% 12th
Incidence of tuberculosis 372 per 100,000 people 2024 down 18.2% 16th
Number of tuberculosis cases 32,000 2024 up 3.2% 36th
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban 81.7% 2024 up 8.4% 170th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban 36.7% 2024 up 39.7% 172nd
People practicing open defecation, urban 3.7% 2024 down 27.3% 25th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural 57.0% 2024 up 31.1% 151st