Death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe was 1.02 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.02
Change on year
up 13.3%
World rank
100th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.02
in 2021
All-time low
0.78
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe in Sierra Leone, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe in Sierra Leone stood at 1.02. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.3% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.02 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.78, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 100th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.78 | — |
| 2001 | 0.81 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.82 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.83 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.85 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.87 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.86 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9 | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.92 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.93 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.95 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.93 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.89 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.89 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.94 | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.97 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 1 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9 | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 1.02 | +13.3% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1.02 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.97, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1.02 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.985, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.857 | 0.78 | 0.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.94 | 0.89 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.96 | 0.9 | 1.02 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe in Sierra Leone?
- Death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe in Sierra Leone was 1.02 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.78 in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe?
- Sierra Leone ranks 100th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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