Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Eritrea

Eritrea: Drug use disorder deaths by sex was 3.26 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
3.26 deaths
Change on year
up 16.8%
World rank
112th
of 194 countries
All-time high
3.26 deaths
in 2021
All-time low
1.94 deaths
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

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

01232000201020212000: 1.9 deaths2001: 2 deaths2002: 2.1 deaths2003: 2.1 deaths2004: 2.3 deaths2005: 2.4 deaths2006: 2.4 deaths2007: 2.5 deaths2008: 2.6 deaths2009: 2.8 deaths2010: 2.9 deaths2011: 2.9 deaths2012: 2.9 deaths2013: 2.9 deaths2014: 2.9 deaths2015: 2.9 deaths2016: 2.9 deaths2017: 2.9 deaths2018: 3 deaths2019: 3 deaths2020: 2.8 deaths2021: 3.3 deaths

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

Analysis

Eritrea recorded 3.26 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 16.8% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drug use disorder deaths by sex in Eritrea peaked at 3.26 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.94 deaths, in 2000.

That places Eritrea 112th 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 Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Eritrea, 2000 to 2021.
Year deaths Change
2000 1.94 deaths
2001 2.03 deaths +4.6%
2002 2.08 deaths +2.5%
2003 2.13 deaths +2.4%
2004 2.3 deaths +8.0%
2005 2.37 deaths +3.0%
2006 2.44 deaths +3.0%
2007 2.48 deaths +1.6%
2008 2.64 deaths +6.5%
2009 2.82 deaths +6.8%
2010 2.85 deaths +1.1%
2011 2.85 deaths +0.0%
2012 2.88 deaths +1.1%
2013 2.93 deaths +1.7%
2014 2.87 deaths -2.0%
2015 2.88 deaths +0.3%
2016 2.86 deaths -0.7%
2017 2.93 deaths +2.4%
2018 3.03 deaths +3.4%
2019 3.04 deaths +0.3%
2020 2.79 deaths -8.2%
2021 3.26 deaths +16.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.32 deaths 1.94 deaths 2.82 deaths 10
2010s 2.91 deaths 2.85 deaths 3.04 deaths 10
2020s 3.02 deaths 2.79 deaths 3.26 deaths 2

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 109 North Macedonia 4.23 deaths compare
  2. 110 Eswatini 4.14 deaths compare
  3. 111 South Sudan 3.3 deaths compare
  4. 113 Dominican Republic 3.12 deaths compare
  5. 113 Tajikistan 3.12 deaths compare
  6. 115 Paraguay 2.85 deaths compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drug use disorder deaths by sex in Eritrea?
Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Eritrea was 3.26 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 Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 3.26 deaths in 2021.
What is the lowest drug use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 1.94 deaths in 2000.
How does Eritrea rank for drug use disorder deaths by sex?
Eritrea ranks 112th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is drug use disorder deaths by sex rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eritrea 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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