New HIV infections in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: New HIV infections was 0.3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
New HIV infections in Sierra Leone, 1990–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.3 for new hiv infections in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.1% on the previous year and down 67.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new hiv infections in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.5 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.3, in 2025.
That places Sierra Leone 36th out of 140 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
New HIV infections in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.98 | — |
| 1991 | 1.1 | +12.2% |
| 1992 | 1.2 | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 1.3 | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 1.4 | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 1.5 | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.4 | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 1.3 | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.2 | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.1 | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.97 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.96 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.97 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.92 | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.84 | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.78 | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 0.76 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.71 | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 0.62 | -12.7% |
| 2022 | 0.53 | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 0.45 | -15.1% |
| 2024 | 0.39 | -13.3% |
| 2025 | 0.3 | -23.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.34 | 0.98 | 1.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.22 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.91 | 0.76 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.71 | 6 |
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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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0022 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0015 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new hiv infections in Sierra Leone?
- New hiv infections in Sierra Leone was 0.3 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest new hiv infections recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 in 1995.
- What is the lowest new hiv infections recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 in 2025.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for new hiv infections?
- Sierra Leone ranks 36th out of 140 countries with data for 2025.
- Is new hiv infections rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.4%. 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, published as part of New HIV infections (per 1000 uninfected population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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