Drug use disorder deaths by age in Gambia
Gambia: Drug use disorder deaths by age was 0.15 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Drug use disorder deaths by age in Gambia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.15 deaths for drug use disorder deaths by age in 2021.
The figure is down 16.7% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder deaths by age in Gambia peaked at 0.18 deaths in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.13 deaths, in 2000.
Gambia ranks 154th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Drug use disorder deaths by age in Gambia, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.13 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 0.13 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.14 deaths | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.14 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.15 deaths | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.13 deaths | -13.3% |
| 2006 | 0.13 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.13 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.14 deaths | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.14 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.14 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.14 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.14 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.14 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.17 deaths | +21.4% |
| 2015 | 0.17 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.17 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.17 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.17 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.17 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.18 deaths | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.15 deaths | -16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.136 deaths | 0.13 deaths | 0.15 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.158 deaths | 0.14 deaths | 0.17 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.165 deaths | 0.15 deaths | 0.18 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 151 Trinidad and Tobago 0.25 deaths compare
- 152 Timor-Leste 0.16 deaths compare
- 152 Montenegro 0.16 deaths compare
- 154 Qatar 0.15 deaths compare
- 156 Equatorial Guinea 0.15 deaths compare
- 157 Fiji 0.1 deaths compare
- 157 Guinea-Bissau 0.1 deaths compare
- 157 Seychelles 0.1 deaths compare
More health data for Gambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,044 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 700 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 6.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0065 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 8.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder deaths by age in Gambia?
- Drug use disorder deaths by age in Gambia was 0.15 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.18 deaths in 2020.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder deaths by age recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.13 deaths in 2000.
- How does Gambia rank for drug use disorder deaths by age?
- Gambia ranks 154th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder deaths by age rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders among both sexes aged 70+ year olds.