Death rates from drug use disorders who in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Death rates from drug use disorders who was 0.03 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.03
Change on year
up 50.0%
World rank
173rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.03
in 2018
All-time low
0.01
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Death rates from drug use disorders who in Sierra Leone, 2000–2021

0.010.0150.020.0250.032000201020212000: 0.012001: 0.012002: 0.012003: 0.012004: 0.022005: 0.022006: 0.022007: 0.022008: 0.022009: 0.022010: 0.022011: 0.022012: 0.022013: 0.022014: 0.022015: 0.022016: 0.022017: 0.022018: 0.032019: 0.032020: 0.022021: 0.03

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Sierra Leone recorded 0.03 for death rates from drug use disorders who in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.0% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rates from drug use disorders who in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.03 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 2000.

That places Sierra Leone 173rd 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.

Death rates from drug use disorders who in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Death rates from drug use disorders who in Sierra Leone, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.01 —
2001 0.01 +0.0%
2002 0.01 +0.0%
2003 0.01 +0.0%
2004 0.02 +100.0%
2005 0.02 +0.0%
2006 0.02 +0.0%
2007 0.02 +0.0%
2008 0.02 +0.0%
2009 0.02 +0.0%
2010 0.02 +0.0%
2011 0.02 +0.0%
2012 0.02 +0.0%
2013 0.02 +0.0%
2014 0.02 +0.0%
2015 0.02 +0.0%
2016 0.02 +0.0%
2017 0.02 +0.0%
2018 0.03 +50.0%
2019 0.03 +0.0%
2020 0.02 -33.3%
2021 0.03 +50.0%

Sierra Leone compared with similar countries

  • Sierra Leone's 0.03 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.4, 8% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Sierra Leone's 0.03 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.29, 10% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.016 0.01 0.02 10
2010s 0.022 0.02 0.03 10
2020s 0.025 0.02 0.03 2

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 171 Peru 0.05 compare
  2. 172 Nicaragua 0.04 compare
  3. 173 Benin 0.03 compare
  4. 173 Burkina Faso 0.03 compare
  5. 173 Cameroon 0.03 compare
  6. 173 Cote d'Ivoire 0.03 compare
  7. 173 Gambia 0.03 compare
  8. 173 Guinea-Bissau 0.03 compare
  9. 173 Mauritania 0.03 compare
  10. 173 Nigeria 0.03 compare
  11. 173 Senegal 0.03 compare
  12. 173 Togo 0.03 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rates from drug use disorders who in Sierra Leone?
Death rates from drug use disorders who in Sierra Leone was 0.03 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rates from drug use disorders who recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 0.03 in 2018.
What is the lowest death rates from drug use disorders who recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 2000.
How does Sierra Leone rank for death rates from drug use disorders who?
Sierra Leone ranks 173rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rates from drug use disorders who rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. 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 drug use disorders who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Death rates from drug use disorders who
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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