Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years was 2,705 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Sierra Leone, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 2,705 for number of deaths ages 15-19 years in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Sierra Leone peaked at 2,892 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,958, in 1996.
Sierra Leone ranks 48th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,052 | — |
| 1991 | 2,069 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 2,023 | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 2,002 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 2,135 | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 2,192 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 1,958 | -10.7% |
| 1997 | 1,959 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 2,313 | +18.1% |
| 1999 | 2,689 | +16.3% |
| 2000 | 1,988 | -26.1% |
| 2001 | 2,116 | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 2,256 | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 2,368 | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 2,464 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 2,531 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 2,582 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 2,616 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 2,649 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 2,688 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 2,720 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 2,753 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 2,791 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 2,831 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 2,859 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 2,880 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 2,886 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 2,892 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 2,880 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 2,857 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 2,817 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 2,785 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 2,769 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 2,733 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 2,705 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,139 | 1,958 | 2,689 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,426 | 1,988 | 2,688 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,835 | 2,720 | 2,892 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,762 | 2,705 | 2,817 | 5 |
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More education data for Sierra Leone
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 19.82 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46,575 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 609,235 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 20.8 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 553,045 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 18.85 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 178,431 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Sierra Leone?
- Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Sierra Leone was 2,705 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 2,892 in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,958 in 1996.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for number of deaths ages 15-19 years?
- Sierra Leone ranks 48th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 15-19 years rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 15-19 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of adolescents ages 15-19 years