Drug use disorder deaths by age in Somalia
Somalia: Drug use disorder deaths by age was 4.22 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Drug use disorder deaths by age in Somalia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 4.22 deaths for drug use disorder deaths by age in 2021.
That represents a change of down 21.6% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder deaths by age in Somalia peaked at 5.38 deaths in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.44 deaths, in 2000.
That places Somalia 87th 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.44 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 3.54 deaths | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 3.59 deaths | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 3.61 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 3.71 deaths | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 3.78 deaths | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 3.82 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 3.84 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 3.96 deaths | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 4 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 3.98 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 3.77 deaths | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 3.97 deaths | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 4.13 deaths | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 4.23 deaths | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 4.37 deaths | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 4.5 deaths | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 4.74 deaths | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 4.95 deaths | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 5.17 deaths | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 5.38 deaths | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 4.22 deaths | -21.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.73 deaths | 3.44 deaths | 4 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.38 deaths | 3.77 deaths | 5.17 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8 deaths | 4.22 deaths | 5.38 deaths | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder deaths by age in Somalia?
- Drug use disorder deaths by age in Somalia was 4.22 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.38 deaths in 2020.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder deaths by age recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.44 deaths in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for drug use disorder deaths by age?
- Somalia ranks 87th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder deaths by age rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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.