Deaths from substance disorders who in Tanzania
Tanzania: Deaths from substance disorders who was 1,083 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Deaths from substance disorders who in Tanzania, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 1,083 for deaths from substance disorders who in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.0% on the previous year and up 79.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from substance disorders who in Tanzania peaked at 1,083 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 452.64, in 2000.
That places Tanzania 29th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Deaths from substance disorders who in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 452.64 | — |
| 2001 | 456.99 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 464.56 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 487.68 | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 495.47 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 507.57 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 522.77 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 537.1 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 550.07 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 568.39 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 599.17 | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 602.16 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 614.86 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 623.22 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 635.8 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 675.53 | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 708.52 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 721.81 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 765.79 | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 859.05 | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 839.26 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 1,083 | +29.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 1,083 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 136.07, 8.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 1,083 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 137.02, 7.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths from substance disorders who in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +29.0% | 839.26 | 1,083 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 504.32 | 452.64 | 568.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 680.59 | 599.17 | 859.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 961 | 839.26 | 1,083 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 26 Ethiopia 1,231 compare
- 27 Democratic Republic of Congo 1,212 compare
- 28 Kazakhstan 1,086 compare
- 30 Netherlands 941.2 compare
- 31 Japan 915.42 compare
- 32 Italy 893.71 compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0786 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from substance disorders who in Tanzania?
- Deaths from substance disorders who in Tanzania was 1,083 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from substance disorders who recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1,083 in 2021.
- What is the lowest deaths from substance disorders who recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 452.64 in 2000.
- How does Tanzania rank for deaths from substance disorders who?
- Tanzania ranks 29th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from substance disorders who rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths from substance disorders who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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