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Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone
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CONTACT INFORMATION

The WHO Representative
PO Box 529
Freetown

regafro@afro.who.int
http://www.afro.who.int/


OVERVIEW

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- Country cooperation strategy
- International travel and health

OUTBREAKS AND CRISES

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MORTALITY AND BURDEN OF DISEASE

- Mortality profile
- Tuberculosis
- HIV prevalence
- TB prevalence and incidence
- HIV/AIDS epidemiological fact sheet

HEALTH SERVICE COVERAGE

- Immunization profile

RISK FACTORS

- Chronic diseases
- Anaemia
- Child malnutrition
- Alcohol, tobacco consumption
- Undernutrition and overweight

HEALTH SYSTEMS

- Health workforce
- Health financing

Statistics:

Total population: 5,743,000

Gross national income per capita (PPP international $): 850

Life expectancy at birth m/f (years): 39/42

Healthy life expectancy at birth m/f (years, 2003): 27/30

Probability of dying under five (per 1 000 live births): 269

Probability of dying between 15 and 60 years m/f (per 1 000 population): 556/460

Total expenditure on health per capita (Intl $, 2005): 41

Total expenditure on health as % of GDP (2005): 3.7

Figures are for 2006 unless indicated. Source: World Health Statistics 2008


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