Deaths from road injuries in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Deaths from road injuries was 1,165 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Deaths from road injuries in Sierra Leone, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 1,165 for deaths from road injuries in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 61.2% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from road injuries in Sierra Leone peaked at 3,005 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,165, in 2021.
That places Sierra Leone 92nd 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.
Deaths from road injuries in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,386 | — |
| 2001 | 1,362 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 1,469 | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 1,512 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 1,542 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1,586 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 1,569 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 1,537 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 1,544 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1,564 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1,564 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,573 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1,544 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 1,486 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 1,538 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 1,521 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 1,567 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 1,605 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 1,619 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1,799 | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 3,005 | +67.0% |
| 2021 | 1,165 | -61.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1,165 is below the median for low income countries, which is 4,533, 26% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1,165 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,048, 38% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths from road injuries 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +67.0% | 1,799 | 3,005 |
| 2021 | -61.2% | 3,005 | 1,165 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,507 | 1,362 | 1,586 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,582 | 1,486 | 1,799 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,085 | 1,165 | 3,005 | 2 |
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- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0676 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from road injuries in Sierra Leone?
- Deaths from road injuries in Sierra Leone was 1,165 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from road injuries recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 3,005 in 2020.
- What is the lowest deaths from road injuries recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,165 in 2021.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for deaths from road injuries?
- Sierra Leone ranks 92nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from road injuries rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. 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 Deaths from road injuries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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