Deaths drug use disorders by sex in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Deaths drug use disorders by sex was 0.42 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Deaths drug use disorders by sex in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 0.42 for deaths drug use disorders by sex in 2021.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths drug use disorders by sex in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.59 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.15, in 2000.
That places Equatorial Guinea 144th 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 Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.15 | — |
| 2001 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.17 | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.18 | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.19 | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.21 | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 0.19 | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 0.22 | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 0.27 | +22.7% |
| 2011 | 0.33 | +22.2% |
| 2012 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.22 | -33.3% |
| 2014 | 0.23 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4 | +73.9% |
| 2016 | 0.45 | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 0.46 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.53 | +15.2% |
| 2019 | 0.59 | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 0.45 | -23.7% |
| 2021 | 0.42 | -6.7% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.42 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.57, 8% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.42 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.71, 25% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths drug use disorders by sex in Equatorial Guinea 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +73.9% | 0.23 | 0.4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.178 | 0.15 | 0.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.381 | 0.22 | 0.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.435 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More health data for Equatorial Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 843 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0678 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths drug use disorders by sex in Equatorial Guinea?
- Deaths drug use disorders by sex in Equatorial Guinea was 0.42 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths drug use disorders by sex recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.59 in 2019.
- What is the lowest deaths drug use disorders by sex recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.15 in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for deaths drug use disorders by sex?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 144th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths drug use disorders by sex rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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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