Suicide mortality rate, female in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Suicide mortality rate, female was 4.48 per 100,000 female population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate, female in Sierra Leone, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 female population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicide mortality rate, female in Sierra Leone is 4.48 per 100,000 female population, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 4.51 per 100,000 female population in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.86 per 100,000 female population, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 68th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide mortality rate, female in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.86 per 100,000 female population | — |
| 2001 | 3.06 per 100,000 female population | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 3.19 per 100,000 female population | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 3.34 per 100,000 female population | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 3.5 per 100,000 female population | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 3.58 per 100,000 female population | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 3.58 per 100,000 female population | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.82 per 100,000 female population | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 3.99 per 100,000 female population | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 4.08 per 100,000 female population | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 4.21 per 100,000 female population | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 4.21 per 100,000 female population | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.25 per 100,000 female population | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 4.14 per 100,000 female population | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 3.85 per 100,000 female population | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 3.98 per 100,000 female population | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 4.36 per 100,000 female population | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 4.45 per 100,000 female population | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 4.51 per 100,000 female population | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 4.51 per 100,000 female population | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.09 per 100,000 female population | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 4.48 per 100,000 female population | +9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5 per 100,000 female population | 2.86 per 100,000 female population | 4.08 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.25 per 100,000 female population | 3.85 per 100,000 female population | 4.51 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.29 per 100,000 female population | 4.09 per 100,000 female population | 4.48 per 100,000 female population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 65 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4.6 per 100,000 female population compare
- 66 Ireland 4.58 per 100,000 female population compare
- 67 Comoros 4.52 per 100,000 female population compare
- 69 Spain 4.47 per 100,000 female population compare
- 70 Malta 4.4 per 100,000 female population compare
- 71 Viet Nam 4.34 per 100,000 female population compare
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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 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0161 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0136 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, female in Sierra Leone?
- Suicide mortality rate, female in Sierra Leone was 4.48 per 100,000 female population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 4.51 per 100,000 female population in 2018.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.86 per 100,000 female population in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for suicide mortality rate, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 68th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).