Death rates from drug use disorders who in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Death rates from drug use disorders who was 0.27 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.27
Change on year
up 22.7%
World rank
119th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.27
in 2021
All-time low
0.17
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Death rates from drug use disorders who in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2000–2021

00.10.20.32000201020212000: 0.172001: 0.172002: 0.172003: 0.172004: 0.172005: 0.172006: 0.172007: 0.182008: 0.182009: 0.182010: 0.182011: 0.192012: 0.192013: 0.22014: 0.22015: 0.212016: 0.222017: 0.242018: 0.252019: 0.242020: 0.222021: 0.27

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 0.27 for death rates from drug use disorders who in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.7% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rates from drug use disorders who in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.27 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.17, in 2000.

That places Democratic Republic of Congo 119th 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.

Death rates from drug use disorders who in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year

Annual values for Death rates from drug use disorders who in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.17 —
2001 0.17 +0.0%
2002 0.17 +0.0%
2003 0.17 +0.0%
2004 0.17 +0.0%
2005 0.17 +0.0%
2006 0.17 +0.0%
2007 0.18 +5.9%
2008 0.18 +0.0%
2009 0.18 +0.0%
2010 0.18 +0.0%
2011 0.19 +5.6%
2012 0.19 +0.0%
2013 0.2 +5.3%
2014 0.2 +0.0%
2015 0.21 +5.0%
2016 0.22 +4.8%
2017 0.24 +9.1%
2018 0.25 +4.2%
2019 0.24 -4.0%
2020 0.22 -8.3%
2021 0.27 +22.7%

Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries

  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.27 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.4, 68% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.27 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.29, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.173 0.17 0.18 10
2010s 0.212 0.18 0.25 10
2020s 0.245 0.22 0.27 2

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

  1. 116 Angola 0.29 compare
  2. 116 Congo 0.29 compare
  3. 116 Thailand 0.29 compare
  4. 119 Oman 0.27 compare
  5. 121 Qatar 0.26 compare
  6. 122 Maldives 0.25 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rates from drug use disorders who in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Death rates from drug use disorders who in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.27 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rates from drug use disorders who recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The highest recorded value was 0.27 in 2021.
What is the lowest death rates from drug use disorders who recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 0.17 in 2000.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for death rates from drug use disorders who?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 119th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rates from drug use disorders who rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rates from drug use disorders who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Death rates from drug use disorders who
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Our World in Data
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Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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