Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.8579 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Sierra Leone, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Sierra Leone is 0.8579 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8579 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Sierra Leone ranks 84th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 1.46 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.34 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9845 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9606 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9247 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8972 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8859 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8579 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8972 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8719 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8579 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8859 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 81 Guinea 0.8762 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 82 Mexico 0.8683 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 83 Afghanistan 0.8583 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 85 Suriname 0.8577 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 86 Brazil 0.8572 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 87 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.8537 deaths 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6447 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6611 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Sierra Leone?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Sierra Leone was 0.8579 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8579 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Sierra Leone ranks 84th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. 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 Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.