Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases was 22,420 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Sierra Leone stood at 22,420. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 79.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Sierra Leone peaked at 22,420 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,760, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 34th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,073 | 3,760 | 11,524 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,006 | 11,861 | 17,794 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,383 | 15,706 | 22,420 | 5 |
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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 tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Sierra Leone?
- Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Sierra Leone was 22,420 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest tuberculosis - new and relapse cases recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 22,420 in 2024.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis - new and relapse cases recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,760 in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for tuberculosis - new and relapse cases?
- Sierra Leone ranks 34th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis - new and relapse cases rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.7%. 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, published as part of Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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