What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths by age between Dominican Republic and Sierra Leone?

0.07 deaths, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Sierra Leone?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Drug use disorder deaths by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Sierra Leone: Drug use disorder deaths by age

Dominican Republic

0.43 deaths

in 2021

Sierra Leone

0.5 deaths

in 2021

Dominican Republic rank

141st

Sierra Leone rank

139th

Drug use disorder deaths by age over time

Dominican Republic
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.5 deaths against 0.43 deaths in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.07 deaths.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Dominican Republic's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Dominican Republic ranks 141st and Sierra Leone ranks 139th of 194 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.289 deaths	0.304 deaths	0.015 deaths	Sierra Leone
2010s	0.355 deaths	0.417 deaths	0.062 deaths	Sierra Leone
2020s	0.44 deaths	0.51 deaths	0.07 deaths	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder deaths by age, Dominican Republic or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 0.5 deaths against 0.43 deaths in Dominican Republic as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths by age between Dominican Republic and Sierra Leone?: 0.07 deaths, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Sierra Leone?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Dominican Republic and Sierra Leone rank globally for drug use disorder deaths by age?: Dominican Republic ranks 141st and Sierra Leone ranks 139th 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 by age. 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 deaths by age
Unit: deaths
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: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders among both sexes aged 70+ year olds.