Annual death rates at different ages in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Annual death rates at different ages was 75.54 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
75.54 deaths per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
1st
of 236 countries
All-time high
262.88 deaths per 1,000 people
in 1950
All-time low
75.54 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Annual death rates at different ages 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
Sierra Leone recorded 75.54 deaths per 1,000 people for annual death rates at different ages in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual death rates at different ages in Sierra Leone peaked at 262.88 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 75.54 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2023.
Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Annual death rates at different ages in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | deaths per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 262.88 deaths per 1,000 people | — |
| 1951 | 260.64 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1952 | 258.41 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1953 | 256.14 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1954 | 253.83 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1955 | 251.48 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1956 | 249.13 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1957 | 246.74 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1958 | 244.31 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1959 | 241.82 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1960 | 239.3 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1961 | 236.72 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 234.09 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 231.41 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 228.71 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 226 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 223.42 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 220.76 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 218.15 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 215.6 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 213.18 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 210.7 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 208.3 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 205.97 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 203.69 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 201.46 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 199.29 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 197.18 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 195.13 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 193.17 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 191.28 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 189.48 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 187.76 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 186.12 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 184.61 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 183.31 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 182.12 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 180.32 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 179.02 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 177.79 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 176.58 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 176 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 174.07 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 172.7 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 172.5 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 171.09 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 167.97 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 165.78 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 164.68 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 160.03 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 157.59 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 154.05 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 150.78 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 147.34 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 143.73 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 139.9 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 135.9 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 131.7 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 127.35 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 123.15 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 118.63 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 114.38 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 110.33 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 106.25 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 103.33 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 99.56 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 95.45 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 92.6 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 89.12 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 86.18 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 83.36 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 80.65 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 78.08 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 75.54 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 75.54 deaths per 1,000 people is above the median for low income countries, which is 46.76 deaths per 1,000 people, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 75.54 deaths per 1,000 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.59 deaths per 1,000 people, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 252.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 241.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 262.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 227.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 215.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 239.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 202.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 193.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 213.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 184.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 177.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 191.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 170.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 160.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 176.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 141.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 123.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 157.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 86.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 118.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 75.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 83.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual death rates at different ages in Sierra Leone?
- Annual death rates at different ages in Sierra Leone was 75.54 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 at different ages recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 262.88 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.
- What is the lowest annual death rates at different ages recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.54 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for annual death rates at different ages?
- Sierra Leone ranks 1st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual death rates at different ages rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. 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 at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.