Total disease burden who in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Total disease burden who was 5.00 million in 2021. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2021)
5.00 million
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
79th
of 192 countries
All-time high
6.08 million
in 2004
All-time low
5.00 million
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Total disease burden who in Sierra Leone, 2000–2021

02.0M4.0M6.0M2000201020212000: 5.8M2001: 5.8M2002: 5.9M2003: 6.1M2004: 6.1M2005: 6.1M2006: 6.1M2007: 6.0M2008: 5.9M2009: 5.8M2010: 5.7M2011: 5.6M2012: 5.5M2013: 5.4M2014: 5.7M2015: 5.6M2016: 5.2M2017: 5.2M2018: 5.1M2019: 5.1M2020: 5.0M2021: 5.0M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Sierra Leone recorded 5.00 million for total disease burden who in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total disease burden who in Sierra Leone peaked at 6.08 million in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5.00 million, in 2021.

That places Sierra Leone 79th out of 192 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.95 million 5.79 million 6.08 million 10
2010s 5.41 million 5.05 million 5.72 million 10
2020s 5.02 million 5.00 million 5.03 million 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is total disease burden who in Sierra Leone?
Total disease burden who in Sierra Leone was 5.00 million in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest total disease burden who recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 6.08 million in 2004.
What is the lowest total disease burden who recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 5.00 million in 2021.
How does Sierra Leone rank for total disease burden who?
Sierra Leone ranks 79th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is total disease burden who rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total disease burden who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total disease burden who
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,263 data points, 2000–2021
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