Homicides in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Homicides was 629.73 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Sierra Leone, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 629.73 deaths for homicides in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Sierra Leone peaked at 629.73 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 434.99 deaths, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 76th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 503.37 deaths | 434.99 deaths | 567.44 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 591.79 deaths | 571.29 deaths | 617.67 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 626.98 deaths | 624.22 deaths | 629.73 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More social development data for Sierra Leone
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 0 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 8,925 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.471 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.823 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.837 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.471 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.307 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.348 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Sierra Leone?
- Homicides in Sierra Leone was 629.73 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 629.73 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 434.99 deaths in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for homicides?
- Sierra Leone ranks 76th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes.