Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex in Nigeria
Nigeria: Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex was 0.02 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex in Nigeria, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2021, cocaine use disorder deaths by sex in Nigeria stood at 0.02 deaths. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocaine use disorder deaths by sex in Nigeria peaked at 0.02 deaths in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.01 deaths, in 2000.
That places Nigeria 148th 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.
Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.01 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 0.01 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.01 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.01 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.01 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.01 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.01 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.01 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.01 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.01 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.01 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.02 deaths | +100.0% |
| 2012 | 0.02 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.02 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.02 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.02 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.02 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.02 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.02 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.02 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.02 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.02 deaths | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.01 deaths | 0.01 deaths | 0.01 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.019 deaths | 0.01 deaths | 0.02 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.02 deaths | 0.02 deaths | 0.02 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 148 Bahrain 0.02 deaths compare
- 148 East Timor 0.02 deaths compare
- 148 Solomon Islands 0.02 deaths compare
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 257,921 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0018 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.63 % 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 7,897 (2018)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cocaine use disorder deaths by sex in Nigeria?
- Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex in Nigeria was 0.02 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cocaine use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.02 deaths in 2011.
- What is the lowest cocaine use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 deaths in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for cocaine use disorder deaths by sex?
- Nigeria ranks 148th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cocaine use disorder deaths by sex rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from cocaine use disorders in females.