Drug use disorder deaths in Djibouti
Djibouti: Drug use disorder deaths was 12.47 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Drug use disorder deaths in Djibouti, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 12.47 deaths for drug use disorder deaths in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 16.4% on the previous year and up 97.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder deaths in Djibouti peaked at 12.47 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.98 deaths, in 2000.
Djibouti ranks 121st 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 in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.98 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 4.28 deaths | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 4.02 deaths | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 4.56 deaths | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 4.96 deaths | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 4.61 deaths | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 4.72 deaths | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 4.81 deaths | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 4.98 deaths | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 5.55 deaths | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 5.56 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 6.32 deaths | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 6.9 deaths | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 7.44 deaths | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 8.82 deaths | +18.5% |
| 2015 | 9.24 deaths | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 10.03 deaths | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 10.9 deaths | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 11.51 deaths | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 11.56 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 10.71 deaths | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 12.47 deaths | +16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.65 deaths | 3.98 deaths | 5.55 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.83 deaths | 5.56 deaths | 11.56 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.59 deaths | 10.71 deaths | 12.47 deaths | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder deaths in Djibouti?
- Drug use disorder deaths in Djibouti was 12.47 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 Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 12.47 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder deaths recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.98 deaths in 2000.
- How does Djibouti rank for drug use disorder deaths?
- Djibouti ranks 121st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder deaths rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti 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.