Suicide mortality rate in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Suicide mortality rate was 6.14 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate in Sierra Leone, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicide mortality rate in Sierra Leone is 6.14 per 100,000 population, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Sierra Leone peaked at 6.16 per 100,000 population in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.63 per 100,000 population, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 107th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.29 per 100,000 population | 4.63 per 100,000 population | 5.85 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.85 per 100,000 population | 5.48 per 100,000 population | 6.16 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.77 per 100,000 population | 5.4 per 100,000 population | 6.14 per 100,000 population | 2 |
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More health data for Sierra Leone
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 108,953 (2025)
- Population, male 49.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 2.61 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 3.32 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 110,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 112,634 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 109,298 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 110,907 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 107,509 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 105,381 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Sierra Leone?
- Suicide mortality rate in Sierra Leone was 6.14 per 100,000 population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 6.16 per 100,000 population in 2018.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.63 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Sierra Leone ranks 107th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).