Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Prevalence of diabetes, crude was 9.6 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Sierra Leone, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 9.6 for prevalence of diabetes, crude in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, crude in Sierra Leone peaked at 9.6 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.86, in 1990.
That places Sierra Leone 149th out of 198 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.86 | — |
| 1991 | 4.93 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 5.01 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 5.09 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 5.17 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 5.25 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 5.33 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 5.4 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 5.48 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 5.55 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 5.63 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 5.71 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 5.79 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 5.88 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 5.97 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 6.07 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 6.18 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 6.3 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 6.43 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 6.57 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 6.72 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 6.88 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 7.05 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 7.23 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 7.43 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 7.64 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 7.86 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 8.1 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 8.36 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 8.63 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 8.93 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 9.25 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 9.6 | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.21 | 4.86 | 5.55 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.05 | 5.63 | 6.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.59 | 6.72 | 8.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.26 | 8.93 | 9.6 | 3 |
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- 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.8723 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1868 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.8951 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1897 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of diabetes, crude in Sierra Leone?
- Prevalence of diabetes, crude in Sierra Leone was 9.6 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, crude recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, crude recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.86 in 1990.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for prevalence of diabetes, crude?
- Sierra Leone ranks 149th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, crude rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. 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 Prevalence of diabetes, crude. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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