Burden of disease in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Burden of disease was 59,393 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
59,393 DALYs per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
11th
of 194 countries
All-time high
126,537 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2000
All-time low
59,393 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Burden of disease in Sierra Leone, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in DALYs per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 59,393 DALYs per 100,000 people for burden of disease in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, burden of disease in Sierra Leone peaked at 126,537 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 59,393 DALYs per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Sierra Leone ranks 11th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Burden of disease in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | DALYs per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 126,537 DALYs per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 119,116 DALYs per 100,000 people | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 115,689 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 113,076 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 109,921 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 106,956 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 104,198 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 101,068 DALYs per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 96,900 DALYs per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 92,974 DALYs per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 88,865 DALYs per 100,000 people | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 85,160 DALYs per 100,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 81,682 DALYs per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 78,193 DALYs per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 79,504 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 76,552 DALYs per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 69,396 DALYs per 100,000 people | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 67,402 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 64,886 DALYs per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 62,785 DALYs per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 61,136 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 59,393 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 108,644 DALYs per 100,000 people | 92,974 DALYs per 100,000 people | 126,537 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 75,442 DALYs per 100,000 people | 62,785 DALYs per 100,000 people | 88,865 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 60,265 DALYs per 100,000 people | 59,393 DALYs per 100,000 people | 61,136 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 8 South Sudan 61,270 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 9 Nigeria 60,776 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 10 Mozambique 60,240 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 12 Guinea 58,824 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of Congo 57,875 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 14 Bulgaria 56,818 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Sierra Leone
- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,199 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,209 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.8723 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1868 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.8951 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1897 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is burden of disease in Sierra Leone?
- Burden of disease in Sierra Leone was 59,393 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest burden of disease recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 126,537 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest burden of disease recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 59,393 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for burden of disease?
- Sierra Leone ranks 11th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is burden of disease rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Burden of disease. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.