Drug use disorder death rate in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Drug use disorder death rate was 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Drug use disorder death rate in Kazakhstan, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drug use disorder death rate in Kazakhstan is 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 10.6% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder death rate in Kazakhstan peaked at 4.23 deaths per 100,000 people in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Kazakhstan ranks 30th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Drug use disorder death rate in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.52 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 2.68 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 2.82 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 3.19 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 3.67 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 4.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 4.23 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 4.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 3.66 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.9% |
| 2009 | 3.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.5% |
| 2010 | 2.88 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 2.69 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 2.63 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 2.64 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 2.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 2.39 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 2.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 1.97 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 2.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 2.17 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 2.07 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder death rate in Kazakhstan?
- Drug use disorder death rate in Kazakhstan was 1.85 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 Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.23 deaths per 100,000 people in 2006.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder death rate recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for drug use disorder death rate?
- Kazakhstan ranks 30th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder death rate rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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.