Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate was 1.89 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Sierra Leone, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Sierra Leone stood at 1.89.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Sierra Leone peaked at 2.33 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.87, in 2016.
Sierra Leone ranks 175th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.33 | — |
| 2001 | 2.23 | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 2.23 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 2.18 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 2.12 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 2.11 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 2.1 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 2.06 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 2.01 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.99 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.96 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.91 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 1.91 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.9 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.98 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 1.93 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.87 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.88 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.9 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.9 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.87 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.89 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.14 | 1.99 | 2.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.91 | 1.87 | 1.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.88 | 1.87 | 1.89 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Sierra Leone?
- Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Sierra Leone was 1.89 in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest male-to-female ratio of suicide rate recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 2.33 in 2000.
- What is the lowest male-to-female ratio of suicide rate recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.87 in 2016.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for male-to-female ratio of suicide rate?
- Sierra Leone ranks 175th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age-standardized suicide rate of males divided by the age-standardized suicide rate of females.