Number of people dying from HIV-related causes in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Number of people dying from HIV-related causes was 1,800 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of people dying from HIV-related causes in Sierra Leone, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people dying from hiv-related causes in Sierra Leone stood at 1,800. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people dying from hiv-related causes in Sierra Leone peaked at 4,700 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1,800, in 2025.
Sierra Leone ranks 39th of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Number of people dying from HIV-related causes in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,100 | — |
| 2001 | 3,400 | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 3,800 | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 4,200 | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 4,400 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 4,600 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 4,700 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 4,700 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4,600 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 4,400 | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 4,100 | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 4,100 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4,100 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4,200 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 4,300 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 4,100 | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 3,800 | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 3,600 | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 3,400 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 3,300 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 3,200 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 3,000 | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 2,700 | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 2,300 | -14.8% |
| 2024 | 2,100 | -8.7% |
| 2025 | 1,800 | -14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,190 | 3,100 | 4,700 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,900 | 3,300 | 4,300 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,517 | 1,800 | 3,200 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 36 Papua New Guinea 2,400 compare
- 37 Malaysia 2,000 compare
- 38 Mali 1,900 compare
- 39 Burkina Faso 1,800 compare
- 41 Togo 1,700 compare
- 42 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1,500 compare
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 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0066 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people dying from hiv-related causes in Sierra Leone?
- Number of people dying from hiv-related causes in Sierra Leone was 1,800 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of people dying from hiv-related causes recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 4,700 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of people dying from hiv-related causes recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,800 in 2025.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for number of people dying from hiv-related causes?
- Sierra Leone ranks 39th out of 139 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people dying from hiv-related causes rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.1%. 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 Number of people dying from HIV-related causes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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