Drug use disorder death rate in Angola
Angola: Drug use disorder death rate was 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Drug use disorder death rate in Angola, 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 Angola stood at 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 20.8% on the previous year and up 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder death rate in Angola peaked at 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2010.
Angola ranks 116th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Drug use disorder death rate in Angola, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.0% |
| 2019 | 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 0.24 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.212 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.214 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.265 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder death rate in Angola?
- Drug use disorder death rate in Angola was 0.29 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 Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder death rate recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people in 2010.
- How does Angola rank for drug use disorder death rate?
- Angola ranks 116th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder death rate rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola 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.