Drug use disorder deaths in Gambia
Gambia: Drug use disorder deaths was 0.7 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Drug use disorder deaths in Gambia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.7 deaths for drug use disorder deaths in 2021.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder deaths in Gambia peaked at 0.72 deaths in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.29 deaths, in 2001.
Gambia ranks 167th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Drug use disorder deaths in Gambia, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 0.29 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.31 deaths | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.33 deaths | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.35 deaths | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.36 deaths | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.37 deaths | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.39 deaths | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4 deaths | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.43 deaths | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.43 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.47 deaths | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 0.49 deaths | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.52 deaths | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.53 deaths | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.56 deaths | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.58 deaths | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.62 deaths | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.65 deaths | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7 deaths | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.72 deaths | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7 deaths | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.353 deaths | 0.29 deaths | 0.43 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.555 deaths | 0.43 deaths | 0.7 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.71 deaths | 0.7 deaths | 0.72 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 164 Montenegro 1.04 deaths compare
- 165 Brunei Darussalam 0.82 deaths compare
- 165 Solomon Islands 0.82 deaths compare
- 168 Fiji 0.65 deaths compare
- 169 Seychelles 0.62 deaths compare
- 170 Grenada 0.61 deaths compare
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 700 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1966 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.9166 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2006 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder deaths in Gambia?
- Drug use disorder deaths in Gambia was 0.7 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.72 deaths in 2020.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder deaths recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.29 deaths in 2001.
- How does Gambia rank for drug use disorder deaths?
- Gambia ranks 167th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder deaths rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders in both sexes.