Deaths drug use disorders by sex in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Deaths drug use disorders by sex was 0.01 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
0.01
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
165th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.01
in 2015
All-time low
0
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Deaths drug use disorders by sex in Sierra Leone, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, deaths drug use disorders by sex in Sierra Leone stood at 0.01. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over five years.
Over the whole period, deaths drug use disorders by sex in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.01 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 165th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Deaths drug use disorders by sex in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0.01 | — |
| 2016 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.01 is below the median for low income countries, which is 8.5, 0% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.01 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.71, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.005 | 0 | 0.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 162 Burkina Faso 0.02 compare
- 162 Cote d'Ivoire 0.02 compare
- 162 Micronesia (country) 0.02 compare
- 165 Andorra 0.01 compare
- 165 Benin 0.01 compare
- 165 Chad 0.01 compare
- 165 Guinea 0.01 compare
- 165 Mali 0.01 compare
- 165 Marshall Islands 0.01 compare
- 165 Monaco 0.01 compare
- 165 Niger 0.01 compare
- 165 San Marino 0.01 compare
- 165 Senegal 0.01 compare
- 165 Togo 0.01 compare
- 165 Tonga 0.01 compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6447 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6611 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0676 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths drug use disorders by sex in Sierra Leone?
- Deaths drug use disorders by sex in Sierra Leone was 0.01 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths drug use disorders by sex recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.01 in 2015.
- What is the lowest deaths drug use disorders by sex recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for deaths drug use disorders by sex?
- Sierra Leone ranks 165th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths drug use disorders by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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