Drug use disorder death rate in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Drug use disorder death rate was 0.77 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Drug use disorder death rate in Kyrgyzstan, 2000–2021
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 Kyrgyzstan stood at 0.77 deaths per 100,000 people.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder death rate in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 2.53 deaths per 100,000 people in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2020.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 59th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Drug use disorder death rate in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 1.34 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.5% |
| 2004 | 1.75 deaths per 100,000 people | +30.6% |
| 2005 | 2.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +26.3% |
| 2006 | 2.53 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.5% |
| 2007 | 2.49 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 2.46 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 2.36 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 2.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 0.99 deaths per 100,000 people | -25.0% |
| 2017 | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.97 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.94 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people | -20.2% |
| 2021 | 0.77 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder death rate in Kyrgyzstan?
- Drug use disorder death rate in Kyrgyzstan was 0.77 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.53 deaths per 100,000 people in 2006.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder death rate recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for drug use disorder death rate?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 59th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder death rate rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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.