Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate 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
Sierra Leone recorded 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people for mental health and substance use disorders death rate in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.8% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 135th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.82 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.84 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.85 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.86 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.89 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.88 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.92 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.94 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.95 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.97 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.95 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.95 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.92 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.91 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.91 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.96 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 1 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.93 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.874 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.962 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.985 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 132 Guinea-Bissau 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 133 North Macedonia 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 133 Tunisia 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 136 Ethiopia 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 137 Cambodia 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 137 Ghana 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Sierra Leone?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Sierra Leone was 1.04 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 mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Sierra Leone ranks 135th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Mental health and substance use disorders death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from mental and substance use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.