Sierra Leone vs Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria: Reported malaria deaths

Sierra Leone
3,573 total
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
88,530 total
in 2011
Sierra Leone rank
8th
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank
5th

Reported malaria deaths over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
050.0k100.0k150.0k199020002011

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria currently reports 88,530 total against 3,573 total in Sierra Leone, a difference of 84,957 total.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria's figure about 24.8 times Sierra Leone's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Sierra Leone ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 5th of 45 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 460.11 total 103,170 total 102,709 total Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
2010s 5,880 total 109,125 total 103,244 total Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported malaria deaths, Sierra Leone or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, at 88,530 total against 3,573 total in Sierra Leone as of 2011.
What is the difference in reported malaria deaths between Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
84,957 total, with Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
11 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2011.
How do Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank globally for reported malaria deaths?
Sierra Leone ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 5th of 45 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization Global Malaria Programme (http://www.who.int/malaria/world_malaria_report_2009/all_mal2009_annexes.pdf), published as Reported malaria deaths (total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Reported malaria deaths (total)
Unit
total
Source
World Health Organization Global Malaria Programme (http://www.who.int/malaria/world_malaria_report_2009/all_mal2009_annexes.pdf)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 658 data points, 1990–2011
Last refreshed

Reported malaria deaths include all deaths in health facilities that are attributed to malaria, whether or not confirmed by microscopy or by RDT. Deaths reported before 2000 can be probable and confirmed or only confirmed deaths depending on the country