Nursing personnel in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Nursing personnel was 7,356 in 2022. β² Rising
Nursing personnel in Sierra Leone, 2004β2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 7,356 for nursing personnel in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 70.6% on the previous year and up 319.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nursing personnel in Sierra Leone peaked at 7,356 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,211, in 2004.
That places Sierra Leone 129th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,211 | 1,211 | 1,211 | 1 |
| 2010s | 5,131 | 1,752 | 6,108 | 8 |
| 2020s | 7,356 | 7,356 | 7,356 | 1 |
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More health data for Sierra Leone
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,199 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,209 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 79,693 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 79,021 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 82,252 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 81,100 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 84,700 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 83,425 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nursing personnel in Sierra Leone?
- Nursing personnel in Sierra Leone was 7,356 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nursing personnel recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 7,356 in 2022.
- What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,211 in 2004.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for nursing personnel?
- Sierra Leone ranks 129th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nursing personnel rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 319.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Nursing personnel (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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