Death rate from drowning ghe in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Death rate from drowning ghe was 8.3 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rate from drowning ghe in Sierra Leone, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 8.3 for death rate from drowning ghe in 2021.
That represents a change of up 10.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from drowning ghe in Sierra Leone peaked at 9.11 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.31, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 18th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from drowning ghe in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.31 | — |
| 2001 | 4.48 | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 4.76 | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 8.01 | +68.3% |
| 2004 | 8.07 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 7.96 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 7.83 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 8.01 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 8.13 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 8.06 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 8.26 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 8.13 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 8.79 | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 8.91 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 8.06 | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 8.3 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 9.05 | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 7.81 | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 9.06 | +16.0% |
| 2019 | 9.11 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 7.54 | -17.2% |
| 2021 | 8.3 | +10.1% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 8.3 is above the median for low income countries, which is 5.91, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 8.3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.94, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate from drowning ghe in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +68.3% | 4.76 | 8.01 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.96 | 4.31 | 8.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.55 | 7.81 | 9.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.92 | 7.54 | 8.3 | 2 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from drowning ghe in Sierra Leone?
- Death rate from drowning ghe in Sierra Leone was 8.3 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from drowning ghe recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 9.11 in 2019.
- What is the lowest death rate from drowning ghe recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.31 in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for death rate from drowning ghe?
- Sierra Leone ranks 18th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from drowning ghe rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from drowning ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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