Kenya vs Sierra Leone: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders

Kenya
35.97 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sierra Leone
38.03 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Kenya rank
182nd
Sierra Leone rank
179th

Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders over time

  • Kenya
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 38.03 DALYs per 100,000 people against 35.97 DALYs per 100,000 people in Kenya, a difference of 2.06 DALYs per 100,000 people.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Kenya ranks 182nd and Sierra Leone ranks 179th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 37.51 DALYs per 100,000 people 36.18 DALYs per 100,000 people 1.33 DALYs per 100,000 people Kenya
2010s 40.71 DALYs per 100,000 people 37 DALYs per 100,000 people 3.71 DALYs per 100,000 people Kenya
2020s 37.34 DALYs per 100,000 people 37.7 DALYs per 100,000 people 0.37 DALYs per 100,000 people Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rate of disease burden from drug use disorders, Kenya or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 38.03 DALYs per 100,000 people against 35.97 DALYs per 100,000 people in Kenya as of 2021.
What is the difference in rate of disease burden from drug use disorders between Kenya and Sierra Leone?
2.06 DALYs per 100,000 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sierra Leone?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Kenya and Sierra Leone rank globally for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?
Kenya ranks 182nd and Sierra Leone ranks 179th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders
Unit
DALYs 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, 4,263 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

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