Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Drug use disorder deaths by sex was 0.42 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 0.42 deaths for drug use disorder deaths 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, drug use disorder deaths by sex in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.59 deaths in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.15 deaths, 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.
Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.15 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 0.15 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.15 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.17 deaths | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 0.17 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.18 deaths | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.19 deaths | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.21 deaths | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 0.19 deaths | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 0.22 deaths | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 0.27 deaths | +22.7% |
| 2011 | 0.33 deaths | +22.2% |
| 2012 | 0.33 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.22 deaths | -33.3% |
| 2014 | 0.23 deaths | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4 deaths | +73.9% |
| 2016 | 0.45 deaths | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 0.46 deaths | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.53 deaths | +15.2% |
| 2019 | 0.59 deaths | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 0.45 deaths | -23.7% |
| 2021 | 0.42 deaths | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.178 deaths | 0.15 deaths | 0.22 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.381 deaths | 0.22 deaths | 0.59 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.435 deaths | 0.42 deaths | 0.45 deaths | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder deaths by sex in Equatorial Guinea?
- Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Equatorial Guinea was 0.42 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.59 deaths in 2019.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.15 deaths in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for drug use disorder deaths by sex?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 144th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder deaths 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 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.