Cocaine use disorder death rate in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Cocaine use disorder death rate was 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.05 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 16.7%
World rank
72nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.06 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2012
All-time low
0.03 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Cocaine use disorder death rate in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people for cocaine use disorder death rate in 2021.
That represents a change of down 16.7% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocaine use disorder death rate in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places United Arab Emirates 72nd 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.
Cocaine use disorder death rate in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.036 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.057 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.055 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 72 Austria 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 72 Barbados 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 72 Belize 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 72 Djibouti 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 72 Eswatini 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 72 France 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 72 Pakistan 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 72 Portugal 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 72 Syria 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.3472 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 308.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 287 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 4.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0797 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0801 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cocaine use disorder death rate in United Arab Emirates?
- Cocaine use disorder death rate in United Arab Emirates was 0.05 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people in 2012.
- What is the lowest cocaine use disorder death rate recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for cocaine use disorder death rate?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 72nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cocaine use disorder death rate rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.