Haiti vs Sierra Leone: Death rate from drowning
Haiti
8.01 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sierra Leone
8.3 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Haiti rank
20th
Sierra Leone rank
18th
Death rate from drowning over time
- Haiti
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 8.3 deaths per 100,000 people against 8.01 deaths per 100,000 people in Haiti, a difference of 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Haiti ahead.
Haiti ranks 20th and Sierra Leone ranks 18th of 194 countries.
Haiti has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.88 deaths per 100,000 people | Haiti |
| 2010s | 10.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people | Haiti |
| 2020s | 8.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.84 deaths per 100,000 people | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from drowning, Haiti or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 8.3 deaths per 100,000 people against 8.01 deaths per 100,000 people in Haiti as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from drowning between Haiti and Sierra Leone?
- 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Sierra Leone?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Haiti and Sierra Leone rank globally for death rate from drowning?
- Haiti ranks 20th and Sierra Leone ranks 18th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from drowning. 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 deaths from drowning in both sexes, per 100,000 people.