Drug use disorder death rate in Djibouti
Djibouti: Drug use disorder death rate was 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Drug use disorder death rate in Djibouti, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 1.13 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 15.3% on the previous year and up 68.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder death rate in Djibouti peaked at 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.51 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2002.
That places Djibouti 44th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Drug use disorder death rate in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.54 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 0.57 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 0.61 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 0.55 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 0.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.62 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.67 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 0.72 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.77 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.89 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.6% |
| 2015 | 0.92 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.98 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.98 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.564 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.877 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder death rate in Djibouti?
- Drug use disorder death rate in Djibouti was 1.13 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 Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder death rate recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.51 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002.
- How does Djibouti rank for drug use disorder death rate?
- Djibouti ranks 44th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder death rate rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti 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.