Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Yemen
Yemen: Drug use disorder deaths by sex was 76.34 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Yemen, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 76.34 deaths for drug use disorder deaths by sex in 2021.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder deaths by sex in Yemen peaked at 78.01 deaths in 2018 and was at its lowest, 43.64 deaths, in 2000.
Yemen ranks 33rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Yemen, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.64 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 45.6 deaths | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 47.66 deaths | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 48.59 deaths | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 48.78 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 51.65 deaths | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 51.53 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 57 deaths | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 58.97 deaths | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 60.7 deaths | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 62.4 deaths | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 63.27 deaths | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 64.86 deaths | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 66.72 deaths | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 68.4 deaths | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 68.39 deaths | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 72.49 deaths | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 76.92 deaths | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 78.01 deaths | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 77.12 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 74.76 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 76.34 deaths | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.41 deaths | 43.64 deaths | 60.7 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.86 deaths | 62.4 deaths | 78.01 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.55 deaths | 74.76 deaths | 76.34 deaths | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder deaths by sex in Yemen?
- Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Yemen was 76.34 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 78.01 deaths in 2018.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.64 deaths in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for drug use disorder deaths by sex?
- Yemen ranks 33rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder deaths by sex rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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.