Drug use disorder deaths by age in Liberia
Liberia: Drug use disorder deaths by age was 0.3 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Drug use disorder deaths by age in Liberia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drug use disorder deaths by age in Liberia is 0.3 deaths, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 11.8% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder deaths by age in Liberia peaked at 0.34 deaths in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.15 deaths, in 2000.
That places Liberia 147th 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 deaths by age in Liberia, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.15 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 0.15 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.16 deaths | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.15 deaths | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.16 deaths | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.16 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.18 deaths | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2 deaths | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 0.22 deaths | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.22 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.24 deaths | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 0.26 deaths | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.27 deaths | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.27 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.25 deaths | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 0.26 deaths | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.28 deaths | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.29 deaths | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3 deaths | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.32 deaths | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.34 deaths | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3 deaths | -11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.175 deaths | 0.15 deaths | 0.22 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.274 deaths | 0.24 deaths | 0.32 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.32 deaths | 0.3 deaths | 0.34 deaths | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder deaths by age in Liberia?
- Drug use disorder deaths by age in Liberia was 0.3 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 age recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.34 deaths in 2020.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder deaths by age recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.15 deaths in 2000.
- How does Liberia rank for drug use disorder deaths by age?
- Liberia ranks 147th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder deaths by age rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. 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 deaths by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders among both sexes aged 70+ year olds.