Drug use disorder deaths in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Drug use disorder deaths was 0.52 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Drug use disorder deaths in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 0.52 deaths for drug use disorder deaths in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder deaths in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.53 deaths in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.24 deaths, in 2001.
That places Guinea-Bissau 171st out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Drug use disorder deaths in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.27 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 0.24 deaths | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.25 deaths | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.25 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.27 deaths | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 0.27 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.28 deaths | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.27 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3 deaths | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 0.31 deaths | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.31 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.34 deaths | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 0.35 deaths | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.36 deaths | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.38 deaths | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4 deaths | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.42 deaths | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.44 deaths | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.45 deaths | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.49 deaths | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 0.53 deaths | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 0.52 deaths | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.271 deaths | 0.24 deaths | 0.31 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.394 deaths | 0.31 deaths | 0.49 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.525 deaths | 0.52 deaths | 0.53 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,070 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 941 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.9575 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1892 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.9903 % 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 0.1941 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder deaths in Guinea-Bissau?
- Drug use disorder deaths in Guinea-Bissau was 0.52 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.53 deaths in 2020.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder deaths recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.24 deaths in 2001.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for drug use disorder deaths?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 171st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder deaths rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders in both sexes.