Cuba vs Sierra Leone: Drug use disorder deaths
Cuba
1.35 deaths
in 2021
Sierra Leone
2.17 deaths
in 2021
Cuba rank
153rd
Sierra Leone rank
150th
Drug use disorder deaths over time
- Cuba
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 2.17 deaths against 1.35 deaths in Cuba, a difference of 0.82 deaths.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.6 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 153rd and Sierra Leone ranks 150th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.17 deaths | 0.881 deaths | 0.293 deaths | Cuba |
| 2010s | 2.21 deaths | 1.59 deaths | 0.614 deaths | Cuba |
| 2020s | 1.17 deaths | 2.02 deaths | 0.86 deaths | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drug use disorder deaths, Cuba or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 2.17 deaths against 1.35 deaths in Cuba as of 2021.
- What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths between Cuba and Sierra Leone?
- 0.82 deaths, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Sierra Leone?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Cuba and Sierra Leone rank globally for drug use disorder deaths?
- Cuba ranks 153rd and Sierra Leone ranks 150th 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 deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from opioid use disorders in both sexes.