Deaths drug overdoses who in Egypt

Egypt: Deaths drug overdoses who was 56.09 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
56.09
Change on year
down 15.4%
World rank
71st
of 192 countries
All-time high
76.47
in 2019
All-time low
22.64
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths drug overdoses who in Egypt, 2000–2021

204060802000201020212000: 22.62001: 24.42002: 28.32003: 332004: 39.12005: 43.92006: 47.32007: 502008: 52.52009: 54.72010: 56.72011: 60.82012: 65.42013: 67.72014: 67.72015: 69.92016: 72.22017: 75.42018: 732019: 76.52020: 66.32021: 56.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for deaths drug overdoses who in Egypt is 56.09, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 15.4% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths drug overdoses who in Egypt peaked at 76.47 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22.64, in 2000.

Egypt ranks 71st of 192 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.

Deaths drug overdoses who in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Deaths drug overdoses who in Egypt, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 22.64
2001 24.44 +8.0%
2002 28.32 +15.9%
2003 33.03 +16.6%
2004 39.12 +18.4%
2005 43.91 +12.2%
2006 47.27 +7.7%
2007 50.02 +5.8%
2008 52.53 +5.0%
2009 54.71 +4.2%
2010 56.71 +3.7%
2011 60.8 +7.2%
2012 65.36 +7.5%
2013 67.7 +3.6%
2014 67.65 -0.1%
2015 69.89 +3.3%
2016 72.21 +3.3%
2017 75.43 +4.5%
2018 72.98 -3.2%
2019 76.47 +4.8%
2020 66.27 -13.3%
2021 56.09 -15.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 39.6 22.64 54.71 10
2010s 68.52 56.71 76.47 10
2020s 61.18 56.09 66.27 2

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 68 Zimbabwe 64.03 compare
  2. 69 Croatia 61.74 compare
  3. 70 Nigeria 56.54 compare
  4. 72 Israel 52.43 compare
  5. 73 Turkmenistan 48.07 compare
  6. 74 Slovenia 47.87 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

More health data for Egypt

All data for Egypt →

Frequently asked questions

What is deaths drug overdoses who in Egypt?
Deaths drug overdoses who in Egypt was 56.09 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths drug overdoses who recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 76.47 in 2019.
What is the lowest deaths drug overdoses who recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 22.64 in 2000.
How does Egypt rank for deaths drug overdoses who?
Egypt ranks 71st out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths drug overdoses who rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths drug overdoses who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Deaths drug overdoses who in Egypt. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 25 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/deaths-drug-overdoses-who/egypt-arab-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/deaths-drug-overdoses-who/egypt-arab-rep/">Deaths drug overdoses who in Egypt</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Deaths drug overdoses who
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed