Death rates from drug use disorders who in Gambia
Gambia: Death rates from drug use disorders who was 0.03 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.03
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
173rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.03
in 2016
All-time low
0.02
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rates from drug use disorders who in Gambia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rates from drug use disorders who in Gambia is 0.03, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rates from drug use disorders who in Gambia peaked at 0.03 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.02, in 2000.
Gambia ranks 173rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rates from drug use disorders who in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.02 | — |
| 2001 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.03 | +50.0% |
| 2017 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.03 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.4, 8% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.03 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.29, 10% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.024 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 171 Peru 0.05 compare
- 172 Nicaragua 0.04 compare
- 173 Benin 0.03 compare
- 173 Burkina Faso 0.03 compare
- 173 Cameroon 0.03 compare
- 173 Cote d'Ivoire 0.03 compare
- 173 Guinea-Bissau 0.03 compare
- 173 Mauritania 0.03 compare
- 173 Nigeria 0.03 compare
- 173 Senegal 0.03 compare
- 173 Sierra Leone 0.03 compare
- 173 Togo 0.03 compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0686 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rates from drug use disorders who in Gambia?
- Death rates from drug use disorders who in Gambia was 0.03 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rates from drug use disorders who recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.03 in 2016.
- What is the lowest death rates from drug use disorders who recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 in 2000.
- How does Gambia rank for death rates from drug use disorders who?
- Gambia ranks 173rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rates from drug use disorders who rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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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