Death rate from road injuries in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Death rate from road injuries was 13.84 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from road injuries 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 13.84 deaths per 100,000 people for death rate from road injuries in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 62.1% on the previous year and down 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from road injuries in Sierra Leone peaked at 36.5 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.84 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places Sierra Leone 86th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from road injuries in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.22 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 28.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 28.58 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 28.26 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 27.87 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 27.91 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 27.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 25.88 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 25.35 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 24.98 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 24.3 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 23.79 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 22.74 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 21.34 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 21.54 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 20.79 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 20.91 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 20.91 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 22.36 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 36.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +63.2% |
| 2021 | 13.84 deaths per 100,000 people | -62.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 30.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 36.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 83 Malaysia 13.94 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 84 Equatorial Guinea 13.87 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 84 Tajikistan 13.87 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 87 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.67 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 88 Nicaragua 13.6 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 89 Armenia 13.58 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from road injuries in Sierra Leone?
- Death rate from road injuries in Sierra Leone was 13.84 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 death rate from road injuries recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 36.5 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest death rate from road injuries recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.84 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for death rate from road injuries?
- Sierra Leone ranks 86th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from road injuries rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.8%. 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 Death rate from road injuries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from road injury in both sexes, per 100,000 people.