Drug use disorder deaths by age in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Drug use disorder deaths by age was 37.14 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Drug use disorder deaths by age in Kazakhstan, 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 Kazakhstan stood at 37.14 deaths. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder deaths by age in Kazakhstan peaked at 37.14 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16.86 deaths, in 2000.
That places Kazakhstan 25th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Drug use disorder deaths by age in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.86 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 17.97 deaths | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 19.57 deaths | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 21.92 deaths | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 22.37 deaths | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 24.08 deaths | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 25.58 deaths | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 26.43 deaths | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 26.92 deaths | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 25.9 deaths | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 27.79 deaths | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 27.62 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 27.39 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 27.24 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 26.89 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 27.28 deaths | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 28.22 deaths | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 28.78 deaths | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 30.44 deaths | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 33.03 deaths | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 35.23 deaths | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 37.14 deaths | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.76 deaths | 16.86 deaths | 26.92 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.47 deaths | 26.89 deaths | 33.03 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.19 deaths | 35.23 deaths | 37.14 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More health data for Kazakhstan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3158 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 825.8 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 660 deaths (2100)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4,240 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder deaths by age in Kazakhstan?
- Drug use disorder deaths by age in Kazakhstan was 37.14 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 Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 37.14 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder deaths by age recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.86 deaths in 2000.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for drug use disorder deaths by age?
- Kazakhstan ranks 25th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder deaths by age rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders among both sexes aged 70+ year olds.