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.
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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More health data for Sierra Leone
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,199 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,209 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 108,953 (2025)
- Population, male 49.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 2.61 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 3.32 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 110,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 112,634 (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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