Tuberculosis deaths by hiv status in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Tuberculosis deaths by hiv status was 1,300 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis deaths by hiv status in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis deaths by hiv status in Sierra Leone is 1,300, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis deaths by hiv status in Sierra Leone peaked at 4,300 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1,300, in 2023.
That places Sierra Leone 26th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis deaths by hiv status in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,400 | — |
| 2001 | 2,600 | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 2,900 | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 3,200 | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 3,400 | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 2,000 | -41.2% |
| 2006 | 4,300 | +115.0% |
| 2007 | 1,900 | -55.8% |
| 2008 | 1,800 | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 1,800 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,500 | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 1,400 | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 1,800 | +28.6% |
| 2013 | 2,000 | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 1,900 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 2,200 | +15.8% |
| 2016 | 2,100 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 1,700 | -19.0% |
| 2018 | 1,700 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,700 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,000 | +17.6% |
| 2021 | 1,900 | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 1,600 | -15.8% |
| 2023 | 1,300 | -18.8% |
| 2024 | 1,300 | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1,300 is above the median for low income countries, which is 270, 4.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1,300 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 780, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis deaths by hiv status 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +115.0% | 2,000 | 4,300 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,630 | 1,800 | 4,300 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,800 | 1,400 | 2,200 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,620 | 1,300 | 2,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 23 Central African Republic 1,500 compare
- 24 Philippines 1,400 compare
- 24 Thailand 1,400 compare
- 26 Guinea 1,300 compare
- 28 Cote d'Ivoire 1,200 compare
- 28 Haiti 1,200 compare
- 28 Mexico 1,200 compare
- 28 Namibia 1,200 compare
- 28 Papua New Guinea 1,200 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)
- 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 tuberculosis deaths by hiv status in Sierra Leone?
- Tuberculosis deaths by hiv status in Sierra Leone was 1,300 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis deaths by hiv status recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 4,300 in 2006.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis deaths by hiv status recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,300 in 2023.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for tuberculosis deaths by hiv status?
- Sierra Leone ranks 26th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis deaths by hiv status rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. 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 Tuberculosis deaths by hiv status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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