Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex was 68.81 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
68.81 deaths per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
1st
of 236 countries
All-time high
242.87 deaths per 1,000 people
in 1950
All-time low
68.81 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Sierra Leone, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2023, annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Sierra Leone stood at 68.81 deaths per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Sierra Leone peaked at 242.87 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 68.81 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2023.
That places Sierra Leone 1st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | deaths per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 242.87 deaths per 1,000 people | — |
| 1951 | 240.88 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 238.86 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 236.81 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1954 | 234.72 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1955 | 232.58 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1956 | 230.44 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1957 | 228.26 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1958 | 226.03 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1959 | 223.78 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1960 | 221.49 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1961 | 219.16 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 216.78 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 214.36 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 211.92 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 209.47 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 207.01 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 204.57 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 202.17 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 199.81 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 197.59 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 195.3 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 193.1 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 190.96 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 188.86 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 186.8 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 184.78 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 182.81 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 180.9 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 179.06 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 177.3 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 175.61 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 174 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 172.46 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 171.04 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 169.81 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 168.67 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 166.95 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 165.69 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 164.5 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 163.32 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 162.75 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 160.91 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 159.64 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 159.54 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 158.32 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 155.51 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 153.59 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 152.71 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 148.46 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 146.31 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 143.09 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 140.14 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 137 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 133.69 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 130.12 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 126.36 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 122.39 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 118.27 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 114.28 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 109.98 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 105.93 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 102.07 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 98.16 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 95.35 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 91.75 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 87.83 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 85.12 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 81.8 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 79 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 76.3 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 73.71 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 71.25 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 68.81 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 233.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 223.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 242.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 210.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 199.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 221.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 188.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 179.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 197.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 170.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 164.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 177.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 157.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 148.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 163.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 131.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 114.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 146.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 79 deaths per 1,000 people | 109.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 68.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 76.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Sierra Leone?
- Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Sierra Leone was 68.81 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 242.87 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.
- What is the lowest annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.81 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Sierra Leone ranks 1st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.