Drug use disorder deaths by age in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Drug use disorder deaths by age was 0.5 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Drug use disorder deaths by age in Sierra Leone, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.5 deaths for drug use disorder deaths by age in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder deaths by age in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.52 deaths in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.26 deaths, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 139th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Drug use disorder deaths by age in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.26 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 0.26 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.27 deaths | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.29 deaths | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3 deaths | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.32 deaths | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.32 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.33 deaths | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.33 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.36 deaths | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.36 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.37 deaths | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.38 deaths | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.38 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.39 deaths | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.41 deaths | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.42 deaths | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.47 deaths | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 0.49 deaths | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5 deaths | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.52 deaths | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5 deaths | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.304 deaths | 0.26 deaths | 0.36 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.417 deaths | 0.36 deaths | 0.5 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.51 deaths | 0.5 deaths | 0.52 deaths | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder deaths by age in Sierra Leone?
- Drug use disorder deaths by age in Sierra Leone was 0.5 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.52 deaths in 2020.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder deaths by age recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.26 deaths in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for drug use disorder deaths by age?
- Sierra Leone ranks 139th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder deaths by age rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.