Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Nigeria
Nigeria: Drug use disorder deaths by sex was 0.11 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Nigeria, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.11 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 22.2% on the previous year and up 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder deaths by sex in Nigeria peaked at 0.11 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.03 deaths, in 2001.
That places Nigeria 152nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.04 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 0.03 deaths | -25.0% |
| 2002 | 0.03 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.04 deaths | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.05 deaths | +25.0% |
| 2008 | 0.05 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.05 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.06 deaths | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 0.06 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.07 deaths | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 0.07 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.08 deaths | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 0.08 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.09 deaths | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 0.09 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.09 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1 deaths | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 0.09 deaths | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.11 deaths | +22.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.041 deaths | 0.03 deaths | 0.05 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.079 deaths | 0.06 deaths | 0.1 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1 deaths | 0.09 deaths | 0.11 deaths | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder deaths by sex in Nigeria?
- Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Nigeria was 0.11 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.11 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 deaths in 2001.
- How does Nigeria rank for drug use disorder deaths by sex?
- Nigeria ranks 152nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder deaths by sex rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.