Guinea-Bissau vs Sierra Leone: Drug use disorder death rate

Guinea-Bissau
0.03 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sierra Leone
0.03 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Guinea-Bissau rank
173rd
Sierra Leone rank
173rd

Drug use disorder death rate over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Sierra Leone
0.010.0150.020.0250.03200020102021

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 173rd and Sierra Leone ranks 173rd of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people 0.016 deaths per 100,000 people 0.004 deaths per 100,000 people Guinea-Bissau
2010s 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people 0.022 deaths per 100,000 people 0.002 deaths per 100,000 people Sierra Leone
2020s 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people 0.025 deaths per 100,000 people 0.005 deaths per 100,000 people Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Guinea-Bissau or Sierra Leone?
Guinea-Bissau, at 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people in Sierra Leone as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
0 deaths per 100,000 people, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 173rd and Sierra Leone ranks 173rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Drug use disorder death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Drug use disorder death rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.