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HEALTH PROFILE: Sierra Leone

Data Sources: WHO, CDC, World Bank, UN.
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Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Sierra Leone
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    59.6
    61.9
    171
    178
    Age 5
    67.3
    68.9
    148
    167
    Age 10
    68.1
    69.7
    145
    165
    Age 15
    68.6
    70.1
    145
    164
    Age 20
    69.0
    70.5
    143
    164
    Age 25
    69.5
    71.0
    143
    163
    Age 30
    70.0
    71.5
    143
    163
    Age 35
    70.7
    72.2
    143
    164
    Age 40
    71.4
    73.0
    138
    164
    Age 45
    72.4
    73.8
    138
    164
    Age 50
    73.5
    74.8
    135
    165
    Age 55
    74.9
    76.0
    136
    167
    Age 60
    76.4
    77.4
    135
    166
    Age 65
    78.4
    79.2
    135
    165
    Age 70
    80.6
    81.3
    130
    162
    Age 75
    83.3
    83.9
    123
    152
    Age 80
    86.3
    86.7
    120
    138
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.1
    102
    123
    Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    139.43
    58
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    131.43
    9
    3. Stroke
    120.14
    40
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    91.13
    8
    5. Malaria
    61.60
    1
    6. Tuberculosis
    43.58
    23
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    41.61
    21
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    37.99
    62
    9. HIV/AIDS
    34.17
    30
    10. Liver Disease
    33.30
    49
    11. Kidney Disease
    30.17
    59
    12. Breast Cancer
    28.09
    16
    13. Lung Disease
    27.43
    66
    14. Prostate Cancer
    25.99
    38
    15. Hypertension
    20.30
    81
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.29
    62
    17. Meningitis
    18.76
    7
    18. Asthma
    17.26
    27
    19. Other Injuries
    15.78
    17
    20. Birth Trauma
    13.12
    8
    21. Cervical Cancer
    13.10
    66
    22. Low Birth Weight
    12.61
    15
    23. Maternal Conditions
    12.40
    23
    24. Suicide
    11.25
    56
    25. Malnutrition
    11.15
    27
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    10.44
    6
    27. Liver Cancer
    10.33
    29
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    9.40
    23
    29. Falls
    8.98
    33
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    8.40
    20
    31. Violence
    8.04
    61
    32. Stomach Cancer
    6.96
    78
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.88
    51
    34. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.44
    145
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    5.12
    48
    36. Fires
    4.26
    23
    37. Drownings
    3.97
    47
    38. Pertussis
    3.69
    19
    39. Ovary Cancer
    3.62
    125
    40. Epilepsy
    3.49
    16
    41. Drug Use
    3.17
    24
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.14
    39
    43. Lymphomas
    3.11
    143
    44. Poisonings
    2.88
    19
    45. Skin Cancers
    2.64
    45
    46. Schistosomiasis
    2.53
    14
    47. Lung Cancers
    2.37
    169
    48. Bladder Cancer
    2.29
    77
    49. Oral Cancer
    2.18
    125
    50. Skin Disease
    2.01
    67
    Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,420
    12.24
    2. Malaria
    6,824
    11.25
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5,275
    8.70
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,027
    6.64
    5. Stroke
    3,769
    6.22
    6. Birth Trauma
    2,888
    4.76
    7. Low Birth Weight
    2,791
    4.60
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,581
    4.26
    9. HIV/AIDS
    2,546
    4.20
    10. Tuberculosis
    2,414
    3.98
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    1,532
    2.53
    12. Meningitis
    1,415
    2.33
    13. Liver Disease
    1,312
    2.16
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,190
    1.96
    15. Kidney Disease
    1,082
    1.78
    16. Other Injuries
    1,040
    1.72
    17. Malnutrition
    924
    1.52
    18. Maternal Conditions
    880
    1.45
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    798
    1.32
    20. Lung Disease
    791
    1.30
    21. Hypertension
    623
    1.03
    22. Violence
    618
    1.02
    23. Breast Cancer
    615
    1.01
    24. Asthma
    613
    1.01
    25. Suicide
    521
    0.86
      Deaths %
    26. Pertussis
    469
    0.77
    27. Liver Cancer
    400
    0.66
    28. Alzheimers & Dementia
    373
    0.62
    29. Drownings
    366
    0.60
    30. Falls
    324
    0.53
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    308
    0.51
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    288
    0.47
    33. Fires
    275
    0.45
    34. Prostate Cancer
    274
    0.45
    35. Cervical Cancer
    264
    0.44
    36. Stomach Cancer
    232
    0.38
    37. Epilepsy
    230
    0.38
    38. Poisonings
    218
    0.36
    39. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    192
    0.32
    40. Drug Use
    185
    0.31
    41. Syphilis
    180
    0.30
    42. Lymphomas
    132
    0.22
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    127
    0.21
    44. Parkinson's Disease
    117
    0.19
    45. Tetanus
    103
    0.17
    46. Schistosomiasis
    101
    0.17
    47. Hepatitis B
    92
    0.15
    48. Skin Cancers
    86
    0.14
    49. Lung Cancers
    85
    0.14
    50. Oral Cancer
    82
    0.14
    Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    28.09
    16
    2. Prostate Cancer
    25.99
    38
    3. Cervical Cancer
    13.10
    66
    4. Liver Cancer
    10.33
    29
    5. Stomach Cancer
    6.96
    78
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.44
    145
    7. Ovary Cancer
    3.62
    125
    8. Lymphomas
    3.11
    143
      Rate World Rank
    9. Skin Cancers
    2.64
    45
    10. Lung Cancers
    2.37
    169
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.29
    77
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.18
    125
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.68
    150
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.66
    130
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.92
    159
    16. Leukemia
    0.73
    177
    Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    5.3
    99
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    18.5
    6.1
    121
    86
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    3.8
    13.3
    163
    143
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    3.57
    133
    Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    31.0
    33.7
    32.3
    172
    170
    171
    1970
    33.5
    36.3
    34.9
    173
    172
    173
    1980
    36.4
    39.2
    37.8
    175
    174
    175
    1990
    37.6
    40.4
    39.0
    182
    182
    182
    2000
    38.4
    39.5
    39.0
    183
    183
    183
    2010
    47.4
    48.7
    48.1
    182
    182
    182
    2019
    59.6
    61.9
    60.8
    171
    178
    174
    Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    6.807m
    106
    Sex Ratio M / F
    0.95
    160
    Population 0-14
    41.4%
    22
    Population 15-64
    54.9%
    176
    Population 65 +
    3.7%
    151
    Birth Rate / 1000
    32.20
    24
    Death Rate / 1000
    9.32
    46
    Fertility Rate
    4.58
    20
    Infant Mortality
    65.34
    6
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.03
    174
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.00
    185
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    0.93
    177
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.70
    153
    Net Migration
    -0.96
    120
    Population Growth
    2.44%
    23
    Literacy Total
    43.2%
    165
    Literacy Male
    51.6%
    151
    Literacy Female
    39.8%
    147
    Unemployment
    15.0%
    39
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    60.8
    174
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    52.9
    175
    GDP per Capita USD
    $1,600
    181

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    7,779
    126
    4/1/24
    Sierra Leone COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Sierra Leone causes.

     
     
    Sierra Leone COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Sierra Leone COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.