Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre was 0.4433 cases per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cases per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone is 0.4433 cases per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.4433 cases per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3741 cases per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 22nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | cases per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3741 cases per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.3879 cases per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4018 cases per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4018 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4156 cases per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4156 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4156 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4156 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4156 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4295 cases per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4295 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4295 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4295 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4295 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4295 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4295 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4433 cases per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4433 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4433 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4433 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4433 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4433 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4433 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4433 cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.4433 cases per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1216 cases per square kilometre, 3.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.4433 cases per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1095 cases per square kilometre, 4.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4073 cases per square kilometre | 0.3741 cases per square kilometre | 0.4295 cases per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.435 cases per square kilometre | 0.4295 cases per square kilometre | 0.4433 cases per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4433 cases per square kilometre | 0.4433 cases per square kilometre | 0.4433 cases per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 19 Uganda 0.4788 cases per square kilometre compare
- 20 Burundi 0.4673 cases per square kilometre compare
- 21 Lesotho 0.4611 cases per square kilometre compare
- 23 East Timor 0.4237 cases per square kilometre compare
- 24 Myanmar 0.3999 cases per square kilometre compare
- 25 Gambia 0.3755 cases per square kilometre compare
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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone?
- Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone was 0.4433 cases per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4433 cases per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3741 cases per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre?
- Sierra Leone ranks 22nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tuberculosis cases, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tuberculosis cases divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tuberculosis cases ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Tuberculosis cases WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tuberculosis cases divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.