Drug use disorder deaths in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Drug use disorder deaths was 612.26 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Drug use disorder deaths in Bangladesh, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 612.26 deaths for drug use disorder deaths in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder deaths in Bangladesh peaked at 612.26 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 353.85 deaths, in 2000.
That places Bangladesh 18th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Drug use disorder deaths in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 353.85 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 360.83 deaths | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 373.57 deaths | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 379.74 deaths | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 383.5 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 400.42 deaths | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 419 deaths | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 425.14 deaths | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 428.4 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 437.64 deaths | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 443.49 deaths | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 436.01 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 441.89 deaths | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 453.51 deaths | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 466.53 deaths | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 485.85 deaths | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 510.41 deaths | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 543.76 deaths | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 568.9 deaths | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 595.77 deaths | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 594.3 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 612.26 deaths | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 396.21 deaths | 353.85 deaths | 437.64 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 494.61 deaths | 436.01 deaths | 595.77 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 603.28 deaths | 594.3 deaths | 612.26 deaths | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder deaths in Bangladesh?
- Drug use disorder deaths in Bangladesh was 612.26 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 recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 612.26 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder deaths recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 353.85 deaths in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for drug use disorder deaths?
- Bangladesh ranks 18th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder deaths rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders in both sexes.