Alcohol and drug use disorders death rate in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Alcohol and drug use disorders death rate was 0.3788 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Alcohol and drug use disorders death rate in Bangladesh, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 0.3788 deaths per 100,000 people for alcohol and drug use disorders death rate in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol and drug use disorders death rate in Bangladesh peaked at 0.3788 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2725 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places Bangladesh 183rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Alcohol and drug use disorders death rate in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2725 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.2732 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2786 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2792 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2781 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.287 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2968 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2979 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2973 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.301 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3024 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2945 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2956 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3006 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3062 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.316 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3289 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3474 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3604 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3742 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3701 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3788 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2862 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2725 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.301 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3226 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2945 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3742 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3745 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3701 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3788 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 180 Bahrain 0.4355 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 181 Oman 0.3975 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 182 Andorra 0.3955 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 184 Armenia 0.3756 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 185 Lebanon 0.3739 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 186 Brunei 0.3498 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,153 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,062 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.1562 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.134 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.179 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1425 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol and drug use disorders death rate in Bangladesh?
- Alcohol and drug use disorders death rate in Bangladesh was 0.3788 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 alcohol and drug use disorders death rate recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3788 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest alcohol and drug use disorders death rate recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2725 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for alcohol and drug use disorders death rate?
- Bangladesh ranks 183rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is alcohol and drug use disorders death rate rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Alcohol and drug use disorders death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from substance use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.