Deaths drug overdoses who in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Deaths drug overdoses who was 2.17 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
2.17
Change on year
up 15.4%
World rank
150th
of 192 countries
All-time high
2.17
in 2021
All-time low
0.64
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths drug overdoses who in Sierra Leone, 2000–2021

0.511.522000201020212000: 0.652001: 0.642002: 0.712003: 0.782004: 0.842005: 0.92006: 0.952007: 12008: 1.12009: 1.22010: 1.32011: 1.32012: 1.42013: 1.42014: 1.52015: 1.62016: 1.72017: 1.82018: 1.92019: 22020: 1.92021: 2.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, deaths drug overdoses who in Sierra Leone stood at 2.17. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 15.4% on the previous year and up 66.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths drug overdoses who in Sierra Leone peaked at 2.17 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.64, in 2001.

Sierra Leone ranks 150th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Deaths drug overdoses who in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Deaths drug overdoses who in Sierra Leone, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.65
2001 0.64 -1.5%
2002 0.71 +10.9%
2003 0.78 +9.9%
2004 0.84 +7.7%
2005 0.9 +7.1%
2006 0.95 +5.6%
2007 1.04 +9.5%
2008 1.11 +6.7%
2009 1.19 +7.2%
2010 1.27 +6.7%
2011 1.3 +2.4%
2012 1.4 +7.7%
2013 1.44 +2.9%
2014 1.51 +4.9%
2015 1.56 +3.3%
2016 1.69 +8.3%
2017 1.81 +7.1%
2018 1.94 +7.2%
2019 2.02 +4.1%
2020 1.88 -6.9%
2021 2.17 +15.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.881 0.64 1.19 10
2010s 1.59 1.27 2.02 10
2020s 2.02 1.88 2.17 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths drug overdoses who in Sierra Leone?
Deaths drug overdoses who in Sierra Leone was 2.17 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths drug overdoses who recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 2.17 in 2021.
What is the lowest deaths drug overdoses who recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 0.64 in 2001.
How does Sierra Leone rank for deaths drug overdoses who?
Sierra Leone ranks 150th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths drug overdoses who rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 66.9%. 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 Deaths drug overdoses who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Deaths drug overdoses 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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