Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Bhutan

Bhutan: Drug use disorder deaths by sex was 0.67 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.67 deaths
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
135th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.69 deaths
in 2017
All-time low
0.54 deaths
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Bhutan, 2000–2021

00.20.40.62000201020212000: 0.54 deaths2001: 0.56 deaths2002: 0.55 deaths2003: 0.58 deaths2004: 0.58 deaths2005: 0.59 deaths2006: 0.6 deaths2007: 0.59 deaths2008: 0.6 deaths2009: 0.58 deaths2010: 0.58 deaths2011: 0.59 deaths2012: 0.6 deaths2013: 0.62 deaths2014: 0.64 deaths2015: 0.65 deaths2016: 0.66 deaths2017: 0.69 deaths2018: 0.67 deaths2019: 0.66 deaths2020: 0.66 deaths2021: 0.67 deaths

Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.

Analysis

In 2021, drug use disorder deaths by sex in Bhutan stood at 0.67 deaths.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drug use disorder deaths by sex in Bhutan peaked at 0.69 deaths in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.54 deaths, in 2000.

Bhutan ranks 135th of 194 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.

Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Bhutan, 2000 to 2021.
Year deaths Change
2000 0.54 deaths
2001 0.56 deaths +3.7%
2002 0.55 deaths -1.8%
2003 0.58 deaths +5.5%
2004 0.58 deaths +0.0%
2005 0.59 deaths +1.7%
2006 0.6 deaths +1.7%
2007 0.59 deaths -1.7%
2008 0.6 deaths +1.7%
2009 0.58 deaths -3.3%
2010 0.58 deaths +0.0%
2011 0.59 deaths +1.7%
2012 0.6 deaths +1.7%
2013 0.62 deaths +3.3%
2014 0.64 deaths +3.2%
2015 0.65 deaths +1.6%
2016 0.66 deaths +1.5%
2017 0.69 deaths +4.5%
2018 0.67 deaths -2.9%
2019 0.66 deaths -1.5%
2020 0.66 deaths +0.0%
2021 0.67 deaths +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.577 deaths 0.54 deaths 0.6 deaths 10
2010s 0.636 deaths 0.58 deaths 0.69 deaths 10
2020s 0.665 deaths 0.66 deaths 0.67 deaths 2

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 132 Kiribati 0.93 deaths compare
  2. 133 Central African Republic 0.86 deaths compare
  3. 134 Suriname 0.7 deaths compare
  4. 136 Republic of Moldova 0.63 deaths compare
  5. 137 Papua New Guinea 0.57 deaths compare
  6. 138 Comoros 0.52 deaths compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drug use disorder deaths by sex in Bhutan?
Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Bhutan was 0.67 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest drug use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 0.69 deaths in 2017.
What is the lowest drug use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.54 deaths in 2000.
How does Bhutan rank for drug use disorder deaths by sex?
Bhutan ranks 135th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is drug use disorder deaths by sex rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bhutan data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Drug use disorder deaths by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drug use disorder deaths by sex
Unit
deaths
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by 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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