Age-standardized suicide rates in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Age-standardized suicide rates was 9.7 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
9.7
Change on year
up 7.9%
World rank
73rd
of 184 countries
All-time high
10.2
in 2010
All-time low
8.02
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Age-standardized suicide rates in Sierra Leone, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 9.7 for age-standardized suicide rates in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized suicide rates in Sierra Leone peaked at 10.2 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.02, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 73rd of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Age-standardized suicide rates in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.02 | — |
| 2001 | 8.36 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 8.79 | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 8.97 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 9.22 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 9.41 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 9.38 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 9.82 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 9.99 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 10.06 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 10.2 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 9.95 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 9.91 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 9.56 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 9.28 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 9.24 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 9.66 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 9.84 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 9.93 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 9.84 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 8.99 | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 9.7 | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2 | 8.02 | 10.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.74 | 9.24 | 10.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.35 | 8.99 | 9.7 | 2 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,199 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,209 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 0.8834 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3765 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2961 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized suicide rates in Sierra Leone?
- Age-standardized suicide rates in Sierra Leone was 9.7 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2 in 2010.
- What is the lowest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.02 in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for age-standardized suicide rates?
- Sierra Leone ranks 73rd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized suicide rates rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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, published as part of Age-standardized suicide rates (per 100 000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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