Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Drug use disorder deaths by sex was 0.01 deaths in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Sierra Leone, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2021, drug use disorder deaths by sex in Sierra Leone stood at 0.01 deaths. 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, drug use disorder deaths by sex in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.01 deaths in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths, 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.
Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2002 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2003 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2004 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2005 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2006 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2007 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2008 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2009 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2010 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2011 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2012 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2013 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2014 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2015 | 0.01 deaths | — |
| 2016 | 0.01 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.01 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.01 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.01 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.01 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.01 deaths | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.005 deaths | 0 deaths | 0.01 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.01 deaths | 0.01 deaths | 0.01 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 162 Burkina Faso 0.02 deaths compare
- 162 Côte d'Ivoire 0.02 deaths compare
- 162 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.02 deaths compare
- 165 Andorra 0.01 deaths compare
- 165 Benin 0.01 deaths compare
- 165 Chad 0.01 deaths compare
- 165 Guinea 0.01 deaths compare
- 165 Mali 0.01 deaths compare
- 165 Marshall Islands 0.01 deaths compare
- 165 Monaco 0.01 deaths compare
- 165 Niger 0.01 deaths compare
- 165 San Marino 0.01 deaths compare
- 165 Senegal 0.01 deaths compare
- 165 Togo 0.01 deaths compare
- 165 Tonga 0.01 deaths compare
More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,199 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,209 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0066 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder deaths by sex in Sierra Leone?
- Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Sierra Leone was 0.01 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drug use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.01 deaths in 2015.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for drug use disorder deaths 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 World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Drug use disorder deaths by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders in females.