Malaria ITN use: Population in malaria-endemic areas who slept under in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Malaria ITN use: Population in malaria-endemic areas who slept under was 74.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
74.0%
Change on year
up 7.7%
World rank
3rd
of 40 countries
All-time high
74.0%
in 2024
All-time low
2.3%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Malaria ITN use: Population in malaria-endemic areas who slept under in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024

0204060802000201220242000: 2.32001: 32002: 32003: 2.92004: 3.12005: 2.92006: 25.42007: 27.12008: 14.42009: 12.72010: 48.82011: 57.92012: 36.42013: 30.62014: 59.72015: 58.52016: 36.22017: 59.62018: 62.32019: 43.32020: 632021: 65.22022: 522023: 68.72024: 74

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Sierra Leone recorded 74.0% for malaria itn use: population in malaria-endemic areas who slept under in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, malaria itn use: population in malaria-endemic areas who slept under in Sierra Leone peaked at 74.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2000.

That places Sierra Leone 3rd out of 40 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Malaria ITN use: Population in malaria-endemic areas who slept under in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Malaria ITN use: Population in malaria-endemic areas who slept under an insecticide-treated bed net (ITN) the previous night (%) in Sierra Leone, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 2.3%
2001 3.0% +31.3%
2002 3.0% +0.7%
2003 2.9% -5.9%
2004 3.1% +9.1%
2005 2.9% -5.8%
2006 25.4% +762.2%
2007 27.1% +6.7%
2008 14.4% -46.6%
2009 12.7% -11.9%
2010 48.8% +283.0%
2011 57.9% +18.7%
2012 36.4% -37.2%
2013 30.6% -15.7%
2014 59.7% +95.0%
2015 58.5% -2.0%
2016 36.2% -38.2%
2017 59.6% +64.7%
2018 62.3% +4.6%
2019 43.3% -30.6%
2020 63.0% +45.5%
2021 65.2% +3.5%
2022 52.0% -20.2%
2023 68.7% +32.1%
2024 74.0% +7.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.7% 2.3% 27.1% 10
2010s 49.3% 30.6% 62.3% 10
2020s 64.6% 52.0% 74.0% 5

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 1 Togo 83.1% compare
  2. 2 Niger 81.9% compare
  3. 4 Central African Republic 71.2% compare
  4. 5 Uganda 69.4% compare
  5. 6 Congo 69.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is malaria itn use: population in malaria-endemic areas who slept under in Sierra Leone?
Malaria itn use: population in malaria-endemic areas who slept under in Sierra Leone was 74.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest malaria itn use: population in malaria-endemic areas who slept under recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 74.0% in 2024.
What is the lowest malaria itn use: population in malaria-endemic areas who slept under recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2000.
How does Sierra Leone rank for malaria itn use: population in malaria-endemic areas who slept under?
Sierra Leone ranks 3rd out of 40 countries with data for 2024.
Is malaria itn use: population in malaria-endemic areas who slept under rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Malaria ITN use: Population in malaria-endemic areas who slept under an insecticide-treated bed net (ITN) the previous night (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Malaria ITN use: Population in malaria-endemic areas who slept under an insecticide-treated bed net (ITN) the previous night (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
40 places, 1,000 data points, 2000–2024
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