Cocaine use disorder death rate in Congo
Congo: Cocaine use disorder death rate was 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▬ Flat
Cocaine use disorder death rate in Congo, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, cocaine use disorder death rate in Congo stood at 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocaine use disorder death rate in Congo peaked at 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
Congo ranks 110th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Cocaine use disorder death rate in Congo, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 110 Angola 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Armenia 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Brunei 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Burundi 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Czechia 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Dominican Republic 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Equatorial Guinea 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Gabon 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Japan 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Madagascar 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Malawi 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Malaysia 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Marshall Islands 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Micronesia (country) 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Namibia 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 New Zealand 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Nicaragua 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Peru 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Philippines 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Poland 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Somalia 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 South Sudan 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Thailand 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Uganda 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 759.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,688 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 11 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0695 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cocaine use disorder death rate in Congo?
- Cocaine use disorder death rate in Congo was 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cocaine use disorder death rate recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest cocaine use disorder death rate recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for cocaine use disorder death rate?
- Congo ranks 110th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cocaine use disorder death rate rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cocaine use disorder death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from cocaine use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.