Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q1 in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q1 was 17.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q1 in Sierra Leone, 2000–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2019, prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q1 in Sierra Leone stood at 17.6%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.5% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q1 in Sierra Leone peaked at 46.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 2019.
That places Sierra Leone 28th out of 36 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q1 in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.3% | — |
| 2005 | 33.4% | -27.9% |
| 2008 | 23.5% | -29.6% |
| 2010 | 34.2% | +45.5% |
| 2013 | 24.7% | -27.8% |
| 2016 | 28.1% | +13.8% |
| 2017 | 21.6% | -23.1% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | -18.5% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 17.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.8%, 85% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 17.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 23.2%, 76% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.4% | 23.5% | 46.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 17.6% | 34.2% | 5 |
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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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6447 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6611 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q1 in Sierra Leone?
- Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q1 in Sierra Leone was 17.6% in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q1 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 46.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q1 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 2019.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q1?
- Sierra Leone ranks 28th out of 36 countries with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q1 rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Prevalence of children with fever: Percentage of children under age five years with fever in the two weeks preceding the survey.