Health Indicators

In 2024, the estimated share of the adult population who smokes daily in Sierra Leone is 11.74%.
The estimated amount of alcohol consumption per capita in Sierra Leone is expected to be 0.25L in 2024.
The estimated share of population affected by diabetes in Sierra Leone is expected to be 1.95% in 2024.
The estimated share of male smokers in Sierra Leone is expected to be 17.97% in 2024.
The estimated share of female smokers in Sierra Leone is expected to be 5.52% in 2024.
The estimated number of hospital beds per 1000 inhabitants in Sierra Leone is expected to be 0.34 in 2024.
The estimated number of nurses per 1000 inhabitants in Sierra Leone is expected to be 0.12 in 2024.

The Health Indicators provide a comprehensive look at past, current, and anticipated health-related circumstances in a global comparison. These indicators are helpful for understanding health status developments as well as making both short- and long-term business and policy decisions.

Structure:

The Health Indicators cover three focus areas:

The Health Financing focus area provides an overview of health expenditure and the consumer price index (CPI) for health in various geographical regions.
The Health Determinants focus area covers data on smoking rates, alcohol consumption, and average life expectancy.
The Healthcare Resources focus area includes data on health professionals and hospitals.

Health financing
Health determinants
Healthcare resources

Mental health
Child malnutrition
Burden of diseases
Private clinics
Family doctor density

Regional Disparities in Health Indicators: The health indicators domain reveals significant global disparities. Developed regions like North America, Western Europe, and parts of Asia have made substantial progress due to advanced healthcare systems and strong data infrastructure. However, developing regions struggle with data collection and infrastructure challenges, leading to uneven development and health outcomes.

Diversity in Health Systems: Health systems around the world are diverse, involving numerous organizations in indicator development. This diversity highlights the need for collaborative efforts to standardize measurements and ensure consistent, reliable data. Standardization is essential for comparing health outcomes across regions and guiding global health initiatives.

Challenges in Healthcare Financing and Resource Allocation: The healthcare sector faces significant challenges in financing and resource allocation. Insufficient funding and inefficient use of resources hinder efforts to achieve universal access to healthcare. Additionally, limited resources restrict investment in critical areas like infrastructure and technology, which are essential for improving health services.

Addressing Resource and Infrastructure Gaps: To optimize resource utilization, it is crucial to address key challenges such as human resource shortages, inadequate healthcare infrastructure, and affordability issues. Overcoming these obstacles will enhance the efficiency of healthcare systems, particularly in regions that are currently under-resourced, and improve access to quality healthcare for all.

Data coverage:

The dataset encompasses data from 152 countries. The charts depict the situation of each country in six different domains. These domains are socioeconomic indicators, macroeconomic indicators, health indicators, digital and connectivity indicators, consumption indicators, as well as logistics and transport indicators. Within these domains, various segments are covered, including demography, economic measures, economic inequality, employment, consumption, health determinants, and much more.

Modeling approach:

The composition of each domain follows a comprehensive approach that combines both top-down and bottom-up methodologies, with each domain and segment being guided by a specific rationale. To evaluate the situation of these six domains within each country, we rely on pertinent indicators and data from reputable international institutions, local national statistical offices, industry associations, and leading private institutions. Additionally, we undertake data processing procedures to address issues such as missing timelines, outliers, and data inconsistency. Our data processing incorporates advanced statistical techniques, including interpolation, exponential moving weighted average, and the Savitzky-Golay filter. These methods contribute to the refinement and enhancement of data quality.

Forecasts:

In our forecasting process, a wide range of statistical techniques is utilized based on the characteristics of the markets. For example, the S-curve function is employed to forecast the adoption of new technology, products, and services, aligning the forecast model with the theory of innovation adoption. Additionally, the data is forecasted using ARIMA with and without seasonality considerations, exponential trend smoothing, and the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR), with the option to incorporate adjustment factors when necessary. These techniques enable accurate and reliable forecast methods tailored to the unique characteristics of the data in each market and country.

Additional notes:

The data is updated twice per year or every time there is a significant change in their dynamics. The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and of the Russia/Ukraine war are considered at a country-specific level.

Since 2020, the world has seen two crises that have had a massive impact on the global economy. First, as the coronavirus (COVID-19) started spreading that year, companies and stores around the world were forced to shut down, resulting in a global economic downturn. Then, as the economy was slowly starting to recover from the effects of COVID-19, Russia's President Vladimir Putin decided to invade Ukraine in February 2022, which resulted in rising inflation. At first there were fears of a global recession, but as of January 2024, it seems that most countries have fared better than first feared, and consumer confidence has bee increasing since November 2022. However, Hamas' attack on Israel in October 2023 and the resulting war in Gaza has further spurred global uncertainties, and attacks by the Houthi militia based in Yemen on ships travelling through the Red Sea has disrupted international trade routes.