Drug use disorder deaths by age in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Drug use disorder deaths by age was 0.87 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Drug use disorder deaths by age in Saudi Arabia, 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 Saudi Arabia stood at 0.87 deaths. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 55.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder deaths by age in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.87 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.31 deaths, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 123rd 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.31 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 0.31 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.32 deaths | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.34 deaths | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.45 deaths | +32.4% |
| 2005 | 0.52 deaths | +15.6% |
| 2006 | 0.56 deaths | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.59 deaths | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.62 deaths | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.58 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.56 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.55 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.58 deaths | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.64 deaths | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 0.69 deaths | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.72 deaths | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.81 deaths | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 0.83 deaths | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.85 deaths | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.84 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.87 deaths | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.462 deaths | 0.31 deaths | 0.62 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.681 deaths | 0.55 deaths | 0.85 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.855 deaths | 0.84 deaths | 0.87 deaths | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder deaths by age in Saudi Arabia?
- Drug use disorder deaths by age in Saudi Arabia was 0.87 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.87 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder deaths by age recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.31 deaths in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for drug use disorder deaths by age?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 123rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder deaths by age rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.