Drug use disorder death rate in Algeria
Algeria: Drug use disorder death rate was 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Drug use disorder death rate in Algeria, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people for drug use disorder death rate in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 38.3% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder death rate in Algeria peaked at 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.94 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2020.
That places Algeria 39th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Drug use disorder death rate in Algeria, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.94 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.5% |
| 2021 | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | +38.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 36 Malta 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 37 Turkmenistan 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 38 Afghanistan 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 40 Morocco 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 41 Serbia 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 42 Guatemala 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1466 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.0305 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder death rate in Algeria?
- Drug use disorder death rate in Algeria was 1.3 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 Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder death rate recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.94 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
- How does Algeria rank for drug use disorder death rate?
- Algeria ranks 39th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder death rate rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria 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.