Table 1 A breakdown of disasters in Sierra Leone, period of incidence, impacts, and sources
Disaster | Period of incidence | Cases-impacts | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
Cholera | 1998–2013 | Confirmed 31,653 cases and 589 deaths | Government of Sierra Leone (2019) |
Civil war | 1991–2002 | Estimated 70,000 casualties and 2.6 million displaced people | United Nations Development Programme (2006) |
COVID-19 | 2020-Date | 7681 confirmed cases and 125 deaths | Directorate of Health Security and Emergencies (2022) |
Dysentery | 1999–2000 | 3094 total affected and 132 deaths | EM-DAT (2022) |
Ebola virus disease | May 2014–March 2016 | 8706 infected cases and 3956 deaths | |
Fire | 2021 | 123 seriously injured, and at least 101 people dead. Between 189 and 200 structures destroyed, 7093 people affected | |
Flooding | 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015 and 2019 | 55,888 total affected and 161 deaths | |
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) | 1984—date/ongoing | An estimated 80,000 Adults and children living with HIV | National Disaster Management Agency Act (2020) |
Landslide | 9th August 2010 and 17th August 2017 | 16 deaths and 5 affected; 1118 deaths at least, 11,821 total affected | |
Lassa fever | Since 1970s | 782 lab confirmed cases between 2007 and 2017 | |
Leprosy | N/A | 133–140 cases in 2015 and 2016; 446 in 2008 | Awoko (2018) |
Malaria | N/A | 1649,644 confirmed cases; 2257 deaths in 2017 | Government of Sierra Leone (2019) |
Severe pneumonia | N/A | 114,127 confirmed case and 918 deaths in 2016 and 2017 | Government of Sierra Leone (2019) |
Smallpox | 1905; 1915–16, 1933, 1946, 1955–56, 1957, 1962 and 1967–68 | Approximately 7800 affected | |
Tuberculosis (TB) | Ongoing | An estimated incidence of 295 cases per 100,000 population. 2164 deaths between 2014 and 2016 | Kamara et al. (2022) |
Yellow fever | 1815–1884 | 1041 fatalities | The Patriotic Vanguard (2014) |