Deaths drug use disorders by sex in Bahrain

Bahrain: Deaths drug use disorders by sex was 0.43 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.43
Change on year
up 34.4%
World rank
143rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.43
in 2019
All-time low
0.22
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths drug use disorders by sex in Bahrain, 2000–2021

00.10.20.30.42000201020212000: 0.222001: 0.232002: 0.232003: 0.232004: 0.262005: 0.32006: 0.322007: 0.382008: 0.422009: 0.422010: 0.392011: 0.342012: 0.342013: 0.342014: 0.362015: 0.382016: 0.42017: 0.412018: 0.422019: 0.432020: 0.322021: 0.43

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, deaths drug use disorders by sex in Bahrain stood at 0.43. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.4% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths drug use disorders by sex in Bahrain peaked at 0.43 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.22, in 2000.

That places Bahrain 143rd 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 drug use disorders by sex in Bahrain, year by year

Annual values for Deaths drug use disorders by sex in Bahrain, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.22 —
2001 0.23 +4.5%
2002 0.23 +0.0%
2003 0.23 +0.0%
2004 0.26 +13.0%
2005 0.3 +15.4%
2006 0.32 +6.7%
2007 0.38 +18.8%
2008 0.42 +10.5%
2009 0.42 +0.0%
2010 0.39 -7.1%
2011 0.34 -12.8%
2012 0.34 +0.0%
2013 0.34 +0.0%
2014 0.36 +5.9%
2015 0.38 +5.6%
2016 0.4 +5.3%
2017 0.41 +2.5%
2018 0.42 +2.4%
2019 0.43 +2.4%
2020 0.32 -25.6%
2021 0.43 +34.4%

Bahrain compared with similar countries

  • Bahrain's 0.43 is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.22, 3% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
  • Bahrain's 0.43 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 17.37, 2% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Deaths drug use disorders by sex in Bahrain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2021 +34.4% 0.32 0.43
2020 -25.6% 0.43 0.32

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.301 0.22 0.42 10
2010s 0.381 0.34 0.43 10
2020s 0.375 0.32 0.43 2

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 141 Qatar 0.48 compare
  2. 142 Kuwait 0.46 compare
  3. 144 Equatorial Guinea 0.42 compare
  4. 145 Gabon 0.38 compare
  5. 146 Montenegro 0.33 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths drug use disorders by sex in Bahrain?
Deaths drug use disorders by sex in Bahrain was 0.43 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths drug use disorders by sex recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 0.43 in 2019.
What is the lowest deaths drug use disorders by sex recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.22 in 2000.
How does Bahrain rank for deaths drug use disorders by sex?
Bahrain ranks 143rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths drug use disorders by sex rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bahrain data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths drug use disorders by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Deaths drug use disorders 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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