Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV was 100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV in Sierra Leone, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 100 for estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 20.5% on the previous year and up 78.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv in Sierra Leone peaked at 100 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 33, in 2010.
That places Sierra Leone 1st out of 87 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 33 | — |
| 2011 | 42 | +27.3% |
| 2012 | 53 | +26.2% |
| 2013 | 48 | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 46 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 56 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | 57 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 63 | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 70 | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 65 | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 63 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 78 | +23.8% |
| 2022 | 68 | -12.8% |
| 2023 | 83 | +22.1% |
| 2024 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 100 | +20.5% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 100 is above the median for low income countries, which is 80.5, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 100 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.5, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 53.3 | 33 | 70 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.17 | 63 | 100 | 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 in Sierra Leone?
- Estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv in Sierra Leone was 100 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2025.
- What is the lowest estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 33 in 2010.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv?
- Sierra Leone ranks 1st out of 87 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.6%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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