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HEALTH PROFILE : Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone
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Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra 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 Cook Islands Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica 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 Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Isl. Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Kitts Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa San Marino Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia/Monten. Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
Sierra Leone

View selected causes of death and population dynamics for Sierra Leone including Life Expectancy by age and history, age adjusted death rates and world rankings for the top 50 causes and total deaths by cause. Health Data used is WHO 2011 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    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
    38.9
    42.3
    40.6
    183
    182
    182
    2011
    46.0
    47.0
    46.5
    192
    192
    192
     
     
    Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    46.0
    47.0
    192
    192
    Age 5
    56.8
    56.9
    189
    190
    Age 10
    57.8
    57.8
    190
    190
    Age 15
    58.5
    58.5
    190
    190
    Age 20
    59.4
    59.4
    190
    190
    Age 25
    60.6
    60.6
    190
    190
    Age 30
    61.7
    61.8
    190
    190
    Age 35
    62.8
    62.9
    190
    192
    Age 40
    64.0
    64.1
    191
    192
    Age 45
    65.3
    65.4
    192
    192
    Age 50
    66.9
    66.8
    192
    192
    Age 55
    68.7
    68.5
    192
    192
    Age 60
    70.9
    70.4
    192
    192
    Age 65
    73.5
    72.8
    192
    192
    Age 70
    76.4
    75.8
    192
    192
    Age 75
    79.8
    79.3
    192
    192
    Age 80
    83.7
    83.4
    192
    192
    Age 85
    88.3
    88.4
    184
    189
    Age 90
    92.1
    92.4
    190
    189
    Age 95
    96.7
    96.6
    188
    192
    Age 100
    101.4
    101.3
    188
    192
     
     
    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. Tuberculosis
    225.24
    1
    2. Influenza & Pneumonia
    207.97
    6
    3. Stroke
    134.83
    46
    4. Malaria
    132.55
    1
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    128.18
    12
    6. Coronary Heart Disease
    113.68
    90
    7. HIV/AIDS
    56.02
    34
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    52.34
    55
    9. Maternal Conditions
    41.92
    7
    10. Lung Disease
    40.44
    49
    11. Low Birth Weight
    33.96
    2
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    30.21
    32
    13. Meningitis
    25.88
    6
    14. Birth Trauma
    25.54
    6
    15. Kidney Disease
    23.69
    56
    16. Hypertension
    23.27
    113
    17. Measles
    19.08
    3
    18. Cervical Cancer
    18.91
    12
    19. Violence
    17.98
    46
    20. Other Injuries
    17.56
    59
    21. Liver Cancer
    16.93
    17
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    16.91
    36
    23. Prostate Cancer
    16.56
    15
    24. Malnutrition
    16.04
    7
    25. Asthma
    15.59
    36
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    13.72
    43
    27. Breast Cancer
    13.72
    123
    28. Pertussis
    9.81
    7
    29. Epilepsy
    8.96
    23
    30. Alzheimers/Dementia
    7.65
    73
    31. Liver Disease
    7.44
    119
    32. Schistosomiasis
    6.95
    27
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.94
    43
    34. Congenital Anomalies
    6.72
    76
    35. Suicide
    6.55
    106
    36. Poisonings
    5.91
    35
    37. Fires
    5.86
    21
    38. Stomach Cancer
    5.85
    112
    39. Lymphomas
    4.31
    123
    40. Falls
    4.29
    84
    41. Skin Disease
    4.27
    56
    42. Other Neoplasms
    4.15
    54
    43. Drownings
    3.92
    87
    44. Vitamin A Deficiency
    3.86
    4
    45. Lung Cancers
    3.85
    149
    46. Anemia
    3.65
    73
    47. Upper Respiratory
    3.63
    13
    48. Syphilis
    3.27
    17
    49. Hepatitis B
    2.64
    29
    50. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.55
    182
     
     
    Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Deaths %
    1. Malaria
    13,262
    17.77
    2. Influenza & Pneumonia
    10,761
    14.42
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    8,673
    11.62
    4. Tuberculosis
    7,143
    9.57
    5. Low Birth Weight
    3,654
    4.90
    6. HIV/AIDS
    2,775
    3.72
    7. Birth Trauma
    2,748
    3.68
    8. Maternal Conditions
    2,191
    2.94
    9. Stroke
    2,143
    2.87
    10. Measles
    2,047
    2.74
    11. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,788
    2.40
    12. Meningitis
    1,712
    2.29
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,311
    1.76
    14. Malnutrition
    1,176
    1.58
    15. Pertussis
    1,053
    1.41
    16. Other Injuries
    1,016
    1.36
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    907
    1.22
    18. Violence
    837
    1.12
    19. Lung Disease
    650
    0.87
    20. Congenital Anomalies
    645
    0.86
    21. Kidney Disease
    500
    0.67
    22. Cervical Cancer
    466
    0.62
    23. Liver Cancer
    435
    0.58
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    422
    0.57
    25. Vitamin A Deficiency
    414
    0.55
      Deaths %
    26. Fires
    394
    0.53
    27. Asthma
    365
    0.49
    28. Hypertension
    362
    0.49
    29. Anemia
    314
    0.42
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    313
    0.42
    31. Epilepsy
    311
    0.42
    32. Syphilis
    276
    0.37
    33. Poisonings
    235
    0.31
    34. Suicide
    228
    0.31
    35. Drownings
    224
    0.30
    36. Upper Respiratory
    223
    0.30
    37. Schistosomiasis
    199
    0.27
    38. Breast Cancer
    184
    0.25
    39. Liver Disease
    176
    0.24
    40. Tetanus
    176
    0.24
    41. Hepatitis B
    162
    0.22
    42. Prostate Cancer
    159
    0.21
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    146
    0.20
    44. Lymphomas
    143
    0.19
    45. Falls
    127
    0.17
    46. Stomach Cancer
    113
    0.15
    47. Other Neoplasms
    107
    0.14
    48. Lung Cancers
    94
    0.13
    49. Trypanosomiasis
    90
    0.12
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    73
    0.10
     
     
    Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    18.91
    12
    2. Liver Cancer
    16.93
    17
    3. Prostate Cancer
    16.56
    15
    4. Breast Cancer
    13.72
    123
    5. Stomach Cancer
    5.85
    112
    6. Lymphomas
    4.31
    123
    7. Other Neoplasms
    4.15
    54
    8. Lung Cancers
    3.85
    149
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.55
    182
      Rate World Rank
    10. Oral Cancer
    2.19
    125
    11. Ovary Cancer
    1.60
    145
    12. Leukemia
    1.52
    177
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.16
    151
    14. Skin Cancers
    0.96
    115
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.75
    177
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    0.72
    178
    17. Uterin Cancer
    0.50
    144
     
     
    Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    9.0
    56
    SMOKING PERCENT
    M F Rank
    N/D
    N/D
    OBESITY PERCENT
    M F Rank
    3.6
    16.8
    138
    123
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    167
    139

     
    Sierra Leone SIERRA LEONE DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
     
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    6,440,053
    100
    Sex Ratio M / F
    0.94
    172
    Population 0-14
    44.5 %
    17
    Population 15-64
    52.2 %
    179
    Population 65 +
    3.2 %
    151
    Birth Rate / 1000
    44.73
    5
    Death Rate / 1000
    21.91
    4
    Fertility Rate
    5.88
    12
    Infant Mortality
    119.20
    1
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.03
    185
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    0.96
    192
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    0.92
    184
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.84
    58
    Net Migration
    N/D
    67
    Population Growth
    2.28
    33
    Literacy Total
    35.1
    183
    Literacy Male
    46.9
    176
    Literacy Female
    24.4
    175
    Unemployment
    N/D
    N/D
    LIFE EXPECTANCY / BIRTH
    46.5
    192
    HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY
    35.0
    191
    GDP PER CAPITA USD
    $700
    186
     
     
     

    Latest WHO data (2010), Death Rates are age-standardized, total deaths are % of population