Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Eritrea
Eritrea: Drug use disorder deaths by sex was 3.26 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Eritrea, 2000–2021
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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- 109 North Macedonia 4.23 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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Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders in females.