Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Cambodia
Cambodia: Drug use disorder deaths by sex was 4.93 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Cambodia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 4.93 deaths for drug use disorder deaths by sex in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder deaths by sex in Cambodia peaked at 4.93 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.47 deaths, in 2002.
That places Cambodia 107th 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.
Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.81 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 3.84 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 3.47 deaths | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 3.54 deaths | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 3.61 deaths | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 3.77 deaths | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 3.82 deaths | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 3.95 deaths | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 3.99 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 3.97 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 4.04 deaths | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 4 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 4.1 deaths | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 4.1 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.14 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 4.25 deaths | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 4.35 deaths | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 4.46 deaths | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 4.57 deaths | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 4.7 deaths | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 4.68 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 4.93 deaths | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.78 deaths | 3.47 deaths | 3.99 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.27 deaths | 4 deaths | 4.7 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8 deaths | 4.68 deaths | 4.93 deaths | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder deaths by sex in Cambodia?
- Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Cambodia was 4.93 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.93 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.47 deaths in 2002.
- How does Cambodia rank for drug use disorder deaths by sex?
- Cambodia ranks 107th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder deaths by sex rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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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Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders in females.