Deaths in Sierra Leone
Deaths in Sierra Leone was 70,116 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.6% from 2022. That is the 97th highest of 236 countries in 2023.
Deaths in Sierra Leone, 1950 to 2023
All 74 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 70,116 Estimated |
| 2022 | 70,547 Estimated |
| 2021 | 72,819 Estimated |
| 2020 | 73,738 Estimated |
| 2019 | 72,604 Estimated |
| 2018 | 73,100 Estimated |
| 2017 | 76,224 Estimated |
| 2016 | 77,596 Estimated |
| 2015 | 81,635 Estimated |
| 2014 | 84,803 Estimated |
| 2013 | 84,466 Estimated |
| 2012 | 86,552 Estimated |
| 2011 | 87,166 Estimated |
| 2010 | 88,061 Estimated |
| 2009 | 88,668 Estimated |
| 2008 | 89,406 Estimated |
| 2007 | 90,314 Estimated |
| 2006 | 91,015 Estimated |
| 2005 | 93,670 Estimated |
| 2004 | 94,769 Estimated |
| 2003 | 94,776 Estimated |
| 2002 | 93,714 Estimated |
| 2001 | 89,895 Estimated |
| 2000 | 88,507 Estimated |
| 1999 | 96,883 Estimated |
| 1998 | 94,989 Estimated |
| 1997 | 91,401 Estimated |
| 1996 | 91,046 Estimated |
| 1995 | 94,559 Estimated |
| 1994 | 93,721 Estimated |
| 1993 | 91,845 Estimated |
| 1992 | 92,520 Estimated |
| 1991 | 96,319 Estimated |
| 1990 | 90,098 Estimated |
| 1989 | 88,286 Estimated |
| 1988 | 86,220 Estimated |
| 1987 | 84,229 Estimated |
| 1986 | 82,859 Estimated |
| 1985 | 81,059 Estimated |
| 1984 | 79,446 Estimated |
| 1983 | 78,107 Estimated |
| 1982 | 76,993 Estimated |
| 1981 | 76,108 Estimated |
| 1980 | 75,327 Estimated |
| 1979 | 74,758 Estimated |
| 1978 | 74,230 Estimated |
| 1977 | 73,722 Estimated |
| 1976 | 73,433 Estimated |
| 1975 | 73,173 Estimated |
| 1974 | 73,150 Estimated |
| 1973 | 72,772 Estimated |
| 1972 | 72,515 Estimated |
| 1971 | 72,173 Estimated |
| 1970 | 71,963 Estimated |
| 1969 | 71,556 Estimated |
| 1968 | 71,322 Estimated |
| 1967 | 71,066 Estimated |
| 1966 | 71,115 Estimated |
| 1965 | 71,320 Estimated |
| 1964 | 71,362 Estimated |
| 1963 | 71,270 Estimated |
| 1962 | 71,084 Estimated |
| 1961 | 70,863 Estimated |
| 1960 | 70,692 Estimated |
| 1959 | 70,576 Estimated |
| 1958 | 70,303 Estimated |
| 1957 | 69,894 Estimated |
| 1956 | 69,661 Estimated |
| 1955 | 69,282 Estimated |
| 1954 | 69,002 Estimated |
| 1953 | 68,805 Estimated |
| 1952 | 68,809 Estimated |
| 1951 | 68,920 Estimated |
| 1950 | 68,972 Estimated |
Sierra Leone compared with nearby places
- Under 100K
- 100K to 200K
- 200K to 300K
- 300K and over
- No data
Rankings
Definition
Deaths of residents in the area during the year.
How to cite
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.Citation styles
APA 7
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths) (Deaths, Sierra Leone, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz
MLA 9
World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Sierra Leone, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/sierra-leone. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Deaths, Sierra Leone, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/sierra-leone.
Harvard
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Sierra Leone, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/sierra-leone (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{united_deaths_sierra_leone_2023,
author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths): Deaths, Sierra Leone, 1950 to 2023}},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/sierra-leone. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
RIS
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What is the deaths in Sierra Leone?
Deaths in Sierra Leone was 70,116 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.6% from 2022. That is the 97th highest of 236 countries in 2023.
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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest deaths in Sierra Leone?
96,883 in 1999, the highest value since 1950 in this series.