Jamaica vs Sierra Leone: Drug use disorder deaths by age
Jamaica
0.42 deaths
in 2021
Sierra Leone
0.5 deaths
in 2021
Jamaica rank
142nd
Sierra Leone rank
139th
Drug use disorder deaths by age over time
- Jamaica
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.5 deaths against 0.42 deaths in Jamaica, a difference of 0.08 deaths.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 142nd and Sierra Leone ranks 139th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.335 deaths | 0.304 deaths | 0.031 deaths | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.282 deaths | 0.417 deaths | 0.135 deaths | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.38 deaths | 0.51 deaths | 0.13 deaths | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drug use disorder deaths by age, Jamaica or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.5 deaths against 0.42 deaths in Jamaica as of 2021.
- What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths by age between Jamaica and Sierra Leone?
- 0.08 deaths, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sierra Leone?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Jamaica and Sierra Leone rank globally for drug use disorder deaths by age?
- Jamaica ranks 142nd and Sierra Leone ranks 139th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) β 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
Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders among both sexes aged 70+ year olds.