Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Burden of disease
Guinea
58,824 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sierra Leone
59,393 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Guinea rank
12th
Sierra Leone rank
11th
Burden of disease over time
- Guinea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 59,393 DALYs per 100,000 people against 58,824 DALYs per 100,000 people in Guinea, a difference of 569 DALYs per 100,000 people.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Guinea ranks 12th and Sierra Leone ranks 11th of 194 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84,585 DALYs per 100,000 people | 108,644 DALYs per 100,000 people | 24,058 DALYs per 100,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 67,772 DALYs per 100,000 people | 75,442 DALYs per 100,000 people | 7,671 DALYs per 100,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 59,291 DALYs per 100,000 people | 60,265 DALYs per 100,000 people | 974 DALYs per 100,000 people | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher burden of disease, Guinea or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 59,393 DALYs per 100,000 people against 58,824 DALYs per 100,000 people in Guinea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in burden of disease between Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 569 DALYs per 100,000 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for burden of disease?
- Guinea ranks 12th and Sierra Leone ranks 11th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Burden of disease. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.