Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing was 6,200 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
6,200
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
22nd
of 91 countries
All-time high
6,500
in 2022
All-time low
5,500
in 2010
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing in Sierra Leone, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv needing in Sierra Leone is 6,200, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv needing in Sierra Leone peaked at 6,500 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5,500, in 2010.
Sierra Leone ranks 22nd of 91 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5,500 | — |
| 2011 | 5,600 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 5,600 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5,600 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5,700 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 5,700 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5,900 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 6,000 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 6,200 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 6,300 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 6,300 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6,400 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 6,500 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 6,500 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6,400 | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 6,200 | -3.1% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 6,200 is above the median for low income countries, which is 4,300, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 6,200 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6,000, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5,810 | 5,500 | 6,300 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,383 | 6,200 | 6,500 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,199 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,209 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv needing in Sierra Leone?
- Estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv needing in Sierra Leone was 6,200 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv needing recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 6,500 in 2022.
- What is the lowest estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv needing recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,500 in 2010.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv needing?
- Sierra Leone ranks 22nd out of 91 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv needing rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing antiretrovirals for preventing mother-to-child transmission. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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