Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex was 0.04 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.04
Change on year
down 20.0%
World rank
141st
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.07
in 2019
All-time low
0.03
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2021

00.020.040.060.082000201020212000: 0.032001: 0.032002: 0.032003: 0.042004: 0.042005: 0.042006: 0.042007: 0.042008: 0.032009: 0.042010: 0.042011: 0.052012: 0.052013: 0.032014: 0.032015: 0.052016: 0.062017: 0.062018: 0.062019: 0.072020: 0.052021: 0.04

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, deaths cocaine overdoses by sex in Equatorial Guinea stood at 0.04.

That represents a change of down 20.0% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths cocaine overdoses by sex in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.07 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.03, in 2000.

That places Equatorial Guinea 141st 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.

Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex in Equatorial Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex in Equatorial Guinea, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.03 —
2001 0.03 +0.0%
2002 0.03 +0.0%
2003 0.04 +33.3%
2004 0.04 +0.0%
2005 0.04 +0.0%
2006 0.04 +0.0%
2007 0.04 +0.0%
2008 0.03 -25.0%
2009 0.04 +33.3%
2010 0.04 +0.0%
2011 0.05 +25.0%
2012 0.05 +0.0%
2013 0.03 -40.0%
2014 0.03 +0.0%
2015 0.05 +66.7%
2016 0.06 +20.0%
2017 0.06 +0.0%
2018 0.06 +0.0%
2019 0.07 +16.7%
2020 0.05 -28.6%
2021 0.04 -20.0%

Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Equatorial Guinea's 0.04 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.44, 9% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Equatorial Guinea's 0.04 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.175, 23% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.036 0.03 0.04 10
2010s 0.05 0.03 0.07 10
2020s 0.045 0.04 0.05 2

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 138 Cyprus 0.05 compare
  2. 138 Moldova 0.05 compare
  3. 138 Saint Lucia 0.05 compare
  4. 141 Gabon 0.04 compare
  5. 143 Kuwait 0.03 compare
  6. 143 Malta 0.03 compare
  7. 143 North Macedonia 0.03 compare
  8. 143 Qatar 0.03 compare
  9. 143 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.03 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths cocaine overdoses by sex in Equatorial Guinea?
Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex in Equatorial Guinea was 0.04 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths cocaine overdoses by sex recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.07 in 2019.
What is the lowest deaths cocaine overdoses by sex recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.03 in 2000.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for deaths cocaine overdoses by sex?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 141st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths cocaine overdoses by sex rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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