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
Malaria ITN use: Population in malaria-endemic areas who slept under in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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