Drug use disorder death rate in Liberia
Liberia: Drug use disorder death rate was 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Drug use disorder death rate in Liberia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drug use disorder death rate in Liberia is 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder death rate in Liberia peaked at 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places Liberia 184th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Drug use disorder death rate in Liberia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.016 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder death rate in Liberia?
- Drug use disorder death rate in Liberia was 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drug use disorder death rate recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2004.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder death rate recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Liberia rank for drug use disorder death rate?
- Liberia ranks 184th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder death rate rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Drug use disorder death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.