Physicians per 1000 people in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Physicians per 1000 people was 0.134 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.134
Change on year
up 83.6%
World rank
180th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.134
in 2022
All-time low
0.0155
in 2008
Years of data
16
1960–2022
Physicians per 1000 people in Sierra Leone, 1960–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.134 for physicians per 1000 people in 2022. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 83.6% on the previous year and up 415.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians per 1000 people in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.134 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0155, in 2008.
Sierra Leone ranks 180th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.053 | 0.047 | 0.059 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.055 | 0.054 | 0.056 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.062 | 0.053 | 0.075 | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.073 | 0.073 | 0.073 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0232 | 0.0155 | 0.031 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.039 | 0.022 | 0.075 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.1035 | 0.073 | 0.134 | 2 |
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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 08, male, interpolated 108,953 (2025)
- Population, male 49.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 2.61 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 3.32 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 110,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 112,634 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians per 1000 people in Sierra Leone?
- Physicians per 1000 people in Sierra Leone was 0.134 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.134 in 2022.
- What is the lowest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0155 in 2008.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for physicians per 1000 people?
- Sierra Leone ranks 180th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is physicians per 1000 people rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 415.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Physicians per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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