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.
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 |
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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 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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