Liberia vs Sierra Leone: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders
Liberia
37.1 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sierra Leone
38.03 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Liberia rank
180th
Sierra Leone rank
179th
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders over time
- Liberia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 38.03 DALYs per 100,000 people against 37.1 DALYs per 100,000 people in Liberia, a difference of 0.93 DALYs per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 180th and Sierra Leone ranks 179th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.46 DALYs per 100,000 people | 36.18 DALYs per 100,000 people | 1.28 DALYs per 100,000 people | Liberia |
| 2010s | 37.19 DALYs per 100,000 people | 37 DALYs per 100,000 people | 0.184 DALYs per 100,000 people | Liberia |
| 2020s | 36.92 DALYs per 100,000 people | 37.7 DALYs per 100,000 people | 0.78 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, Liberia or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 38.03 DALYs per 100,000 people against 37.1 DALYs per 100,000 people in Liberia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in rate of disease burden from drug use disorders between Liberia and Sierra Leone?
- 0.93 DALYs per 100,000 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sierra Leone?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Liberia and Sierra Leone rank globally for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?
- Liberia ranks 180th 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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About this data
Estimated number of DALYs from drug use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.