Suicide rate in Sierra Leone

The age-standardised suicide rate in Sierra Leone was 14.9 per 100,000 people in 2023.

Suicide mortality rate (age-standardised) Deaths per 100,000 people Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: WHO

Sierra Leone, 2023 14.9 Deaths per 100,000 people

Change from 2022 −0.2per 100,000 people 2022: 15.1 per 100,000 people

Position in 2023 53rd of 185 See the full ranking

Suicide rate in Sierra Leone over time

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Deaths per 100,000 people. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Suicide mortality rate (age-standardised) (deaths per 100,000 people), 2000 to 2023
Period	Sierra Leone
2023	14.9 per 100,000 people
2022	15.1 per 100,000 people
2021	15.5 per 100,000 people
2020	14.9 per 100,000 people
2019	15.5 per 100,000 people
2018	15.4 per 100,000 people
2017	15.5 per 100,000 people
2016	15.6 per 100,000 people
2015	15.7 per 100,000 people
2014	16.1 per 100,000 people
2013	16.1 per 100,000 people
2012	16.1 per 100,000 people
2011	16.4 per 100,000 people
2010	16.6 per 100,000 people
2009	16.6 per 100,000 people
2008	16.4 per 100,000 people
2007	16.2 per 100,000 people
2006	16.1 per 100,000 people
2005	15.9 per 100,000 people
2004	15.6 per 100,000 people
2003	15.3 per 100,000 people
2002	15.2 per 100,000 people
2001	14.5 per 100,000 people
2000	14.1 per 100,000 people

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In short

That is a change of −0.2 from 15.1 per 100,000 people in 2022.
Since 2013, when it was 16.1 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −1.2.
Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Sierra Leone has the 53rd highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer: WHO
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code: MH_12 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period: 2000 to 2023 for Sierra Leone
Provider update: 15 October 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution: Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory

How Sierra Leone compares in 2023 Neighbouring positions among 185 countries with a value for 2023.

50 Zimbabwe 15.1 per 100,000 people
51 Slovenia 15.0 per 100,000 people
52 Togo 15.0 per 100,000 people
53 Sierra Leone 14.9 per 100,000 people
54 Tanzania 14.9 per 100,000 people
55 Cuba 14.6 per 100,000 people
56 Micronesia 14.6 per 100,000 people

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Sierra Leone by sex

Total 14.9 per 100,000 people2023
Women 7.5 per 100,000 people2023
Men 23.9 per 100,000 people2023

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What this measures

Deaths by suicide per 100,000 people in a year, age-standardised to the WHO standard population (SDG indicator 3.4.2). WHO estimate.

Suicide is under-reported in some countries because of stigma or how deaths are registered.

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