Drug use disorder deaths by age in Jordan
Jordan: Drug use disorder deaths by age was 0.84 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Drug use disorder deaths by age in Jordan, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 0.84 deaths for drug use disorder deaths by age in 2021.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder deaths by age in Jordan peaked at 0.88 deaths in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.43 deaths, in 2000.
That places Jordan 127th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Jordan, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.43 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 0.49 deaths | +14.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5 deaths | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.48 deaths | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.53 deaths | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 0.63 deaths | +18.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7 deaths | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 0.68 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7 deaths | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.68 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.65 deaths | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6 deaths | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.59 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.57 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.59 deaths | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.57 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.62 deaths | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 0.63 deaths | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.64 deaths | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.68 deaths | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.88 deaths | +29.4% |
| 2021 | 0.84 deaths | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.582 deaths | 0.43 deaths | 0.7 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.614 deaths | 0.57 deaths | 0.68 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.86 deaths | 0.84 deaths | 0.88 deaths | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder deaths by age in Jordan?
- Drug use disorder deaths by age in Jordan was 0.84 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.88 deaths in 2020.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder deaths by age recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.43 deaths in 2000.
- How does Jordan rank for drug use disorder deaths by age?
- Jordan ranks 127th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder deaths by age rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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.