Drug use disorder death rate in Albania
Albania: Drug use disorder death rate was 0.59 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Drug use disorder death rate in Albania, 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, drug use disorder death rate in Albania stood at 0.59 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.2% on the previous year and down 56.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder death rate in Albania peaked at 1.68 deaths per 100,000 people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.59 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places Albania 77th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Drug use disorder death rate in Albania, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.93 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.86 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 0.88 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.91 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.94 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people | +64.9% |
| 2006 | 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 1.64 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.68 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 1 deaths per 100,000 people | -27.0% |
| 2013 | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.98 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.95 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.97 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.94 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.91 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.87 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 0.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder death rate in Albania?
- Drug use disorder death rate in Albania was 0.59 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 drug use disorder death rate recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 deaths per 100,000 people in 2009.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder death rate recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.59 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Albania rank for drug use disorder death rate?
- Albania ranks 77th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder death rate rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania 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 death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.