Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy was 85.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Sierra Leone, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 85.7% for share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.4% on the previous year and up 454.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Sierra Leone peaked at 85.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Sierra Leone ranks 38th of 149 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.6% | — |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +133.0% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | +37.9% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | +92.7% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +83.0% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | +49.0% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | +32.6% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | +15.2% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | +29.0% |
| 2016 | 25.4% | +27.1% |
| 2017 | 31.7% | +25.0% |
| 2018 | 37.3% | +17.7% |
| 2019 | 43.0% | +15.3% |
| 2020 | 48.0% | +11.6% |
| 2021 | 59.7% | +24.2% |
| 2022 | 69.8% | +17.0% |
| 2023 | 75.6% | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 85.7% | +13.4% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 85.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 69.8%, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 85.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.2%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +133.0% | 0.6% | 1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.0% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 9.3% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.8% | 48.0% | 85.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More reference data data for Sierra Leone
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0238 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0797 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6534 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Sierra Leone?
- Share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Sierra Leone was 85.7% in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 85.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy?
- Sierra Leone ranks 38th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 454.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of individuals diagnosed with HIV who are currently receiving antiretroviral therapy. This is the central estimate.