Self harm death rates by age in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Self harm death rates by age was 0.9183 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Self harm death rates by age in Sierra Leone, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.9183 for self harm death rates by age in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.5% on the previous year and up 57.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.9183 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1627, in 2001.
Sierra Leone ranks 24th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Self harm death rates by age in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3939 | — |
| 2001 | 0.1627 | -58.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4448 | +173.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5929 | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5868 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5775 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5741 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5936 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5873 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6025 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6268 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5827 | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6691 | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7127 | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6199 | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7024 | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7864 | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7518 | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8375 | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8535 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7879 | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9183 | +16.5% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.9183 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7346, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.9183 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5131, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Self harm death rates by age in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +173.4% | 0.1627 | 0.4448 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5116 | 0.1627 | 0.6025 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7143 | 0.5827 | 0.8535 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8531 | 0.7879 | 0.9183 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,209 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0676 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Sierra Leone?
- Self harm death rates by age in Sierra Leone was 0.9183 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9183 in 2021.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1627 in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Sierra Leone ranks 24th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Self harm death rates by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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