Drug use disorder deaths by age in Egypt

Egypt: Drug use disorder deaths by age was 7.92 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
7.92 deaths
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
71st
of 194 countries
All-time high
7.92 deaths
in 2021
All-time low
1.86 deaths
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Drug use disorder deaths by age in Egypt, 2000–2021

24682000201020212000: 1.9 deaths2001: 2 deaths2002: 2.4 deaths2003: 2.9 deaths2004: 3.4 deaths2005: 3.7 deaths2006: 4.1 deaths2007: 4.5 deaths2008: 4.8 deaths2009: 5 deaths2010: 5.2 deaths2011: 5.2 deaths2012: 5.8 deaths2013: 5.7 deaths2014: 6 deaths2015: 6.6 deaths2016: 6.7 deaths2017: 7.1 deaths2018: 7.1 deaths2019: 7.4 deaths2020: 7.8 deaths2021: 7.9 deaths

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

Annual values for Drug use disorder deaths by age in Egypt, 2000 to 2021.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 68 Slovenia 7.99 deaths compare
  2. 69 Democratic Republic of Congo 7.94 deaths compare
  3. 69 Zimbabwe 7.94 deaths compare
  4. 72 Myanmar 7.74 deaths compare
  5. 73 Ecuador 7.42 deaths compare
  6. 74 Georgia 6.99 deaths compare

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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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Indicator
Drug use disorder deaths by age
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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