Drug use disorder death rate in Tanzania
Tanzania: Drug use disorder death rate was 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Drug use disorder death rate in Tanzania, 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 Tanzania stood at 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.7% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder death rate in Tanzania peaked at 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
Tanzania ranks 62nd 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 Tanzania, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.46 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.46 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.54 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.53 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.53 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.54 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.54 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.57 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.57 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.56 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.62 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 0.55 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people | +32.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.458 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.556 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 59 Kyrgyzstan 0.77 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 60 Zambia 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 61 Mongolia 0.74 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 63 Eswatini 0.72 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 64 Georgia 0.71 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 64 Syria 0.71 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,514 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 5.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2013)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder death rate in Tanzania?
- Drug use disorder death rate in Tanzania was 0.73 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder death rate recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Tanzania rank for drug use disorder death rate?
- Tanzania ranks 62nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder death rate rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.