Drug use disorder deaths by age in Egypt
Egypt: Drug use disorder deaths by age was 7.92 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Drug use disorder deaths by age in Egypt, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2021, drug use disorder deaths by age in Egypt stood at 7.92 deaths. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder deaths by age in Egypt peaked at 7.92 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.86 deaths, in 2000.
Egypt ranks 71st of 194 countries on this measure, 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 age in Egypt, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.86 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 2.01 deaths | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 2.37 deaths | +17.9% |
| 2003 | 2.94 deaths | +24.1% |
| 2004 | 3.37 deaths | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 3.72 deaths | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 4.12 deaths | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 4.53 deaths | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 4.83 deaths | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 4.98 deaths | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 5.15 deaths | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 5.22 deaths | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 5.84 deaths | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 5.68 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 6.01 deaths | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 6.63 deaths | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 6.65 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 7.14 deaths | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 7.1 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 7.41 deaths | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 7.76 deaths | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 7.92 deaths | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.47 deaths | 1.86 deaths | 4.98 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.28 deaths | 5.15 deaths | 7.41 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.84 deaths | 7.76 deaths | 7.92 deaths | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder deaths by age in Egypt?
- Drug use disorder deaths by age in Egypt was 7.92 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 age recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 7.92 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder deaths by age recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.86 deaths in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for drug use disorder deaths by age?
- Egypt ranks 71st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder deaths by age rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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 age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders among both sexes aged 70+ year olds.