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Drug use disorder death rate in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Drug use disorder death rate was 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.18 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 28.6%
World rank
132nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.18 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
0.11 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2013
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Drug use disorder death rate in Ethiopia, 2000–2021

00.050.10.150.22000201020212000: 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people

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 Ethiopia stood at 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 28.6% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drug use disorder death rate in Ethiopia peaked at 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2013.

Ethiopia ranks 132nd 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 Ethiopia, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
2000 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people —
2001 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2002 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2003 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2004 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2005 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2006 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2007 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2008 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2009 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2010 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2011 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2012 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2013 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people -8.3%
2014 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2015 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people +9.1%
2016 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people +8.3%
2017 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people +7.7%
2018 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people +7.1%
2019 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people +6.7%
2020 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people -12.5%
2021 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people +28.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 0.128 deaths per 100,000 people 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 132 Brunei Darussalam 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 132 Cook Islands 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 132 Tuvalu 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drug use disorder death rate in Ethiopia?
Drug use disorder death rate in Ethiopia was 0.18 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 Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
What is the lowest drug use disorder death rate recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people in 2013.
How does Ethiopia rank for drug use disorder death rate?
Ethiopia ranks 132nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is drug use disorder death rate rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia 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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Indicator
Drug use disorder death rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.