Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and was 23.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Sierra Leone, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Sierra Leone stood at 23.0%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Sierra Leone peaked at 27.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 2021.
That places Sierra Leone 72nd out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.0% | — |
| 2001 | 26.6% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 26.9% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 27.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 27.1% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 27.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 26.9% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 27.2% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 27.0% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 26.7% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 26.0% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 25.6% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 24.7% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 24.1% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 23.8% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 24.0% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 23.7% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 23.0% | -1.3% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 23.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 25.9%, 89% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 23.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.5%, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.9% | 26.0% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 23.7% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 23.0% | 23.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,199 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Sierra Leone?
- Mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Sierra Leone was 23.0% in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 2021.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and?
- Sierra Leone ranks 72nd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. 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, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).