Amphetamine use disorder deaths by sex in Congo
Congo: Amphetamine use disorder deaths by sex was 0.08 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Amphetamine use disorder deaths by sex in Congo, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.08 deaths for amphetamine use disorder deaths by sex in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 14.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, amphetamine use disorder deaths by sex in Congo peaked at 0.08 deaths in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.05 deaths, in 2003.
That places Congo 116th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Amphetamine use disorder deaths by sex in Congo, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.07 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 0.06 deaths | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 0.06 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.05 deaths | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 0.06 deaths | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 0.07 deaths | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 0.06 deaths | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 0.07 deaths | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 0.07 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.08 deaths | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 0.08 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.08 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.08 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.08 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.08 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.07 deaths | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 0.07 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.07 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.07 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.07 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.07 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.08 deaths | +14.3% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.08 deaths is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.195 deaths, 41% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.08 deaths is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.115 deaths, 70% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.065 deaths | 0.05 deaths | 0.08 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.075 deaths | 0.07 deaths | 0.08 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.075 deaths | 0.07 deaths | 0.08 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 115 Trinidad and Tobago 0.09 deaths compare
- 116 Armenia 0.08 deaths compare
- 116 Azerbaijan 0.08 deaths compare
- 116 Nicaragua 0.08 deaths compare
More health data for Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 759.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,688 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 11 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0695 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is amphetamine use disorder deaths by sex in Congo?
- Amphetamine use disorder deaths by sex in Congo was 0.08 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest amphetamine use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.08 deaths in 2009.
- What is the lowest amphetamine use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 deaths in 2003.
- How does Congo rank for amphetamine use disorder deaths by sex?
- Congo ranks 116th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is amphetamine use disorder deaths by sex rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Amphetamine use disorder deaths by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from amphetamine use disorders in females.