Deaths from substance use disorders who in Gambia

Gambia: Deaths from substance use disorders who was 0.7 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.7
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
167th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.72
in 2020
All-time low
0.29
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths from substance use disorders who in Gambia, 2000–2021

00.20.40.60.82000201020212000: 0.32001: 0.292002: 0.312003: 0.332004: 0.352005: 0.362006: 0.372007: 0.392008: 0.42009: 0.432010: 0.432011: 0.472012: 0.492013: 0.522014: 0.532015: 0.562016: 0.582017: 0.622018: 0.652019: 0.72020: 0.722021: 0.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Gambia recorded 0.7 for deaths from substance use disorders who in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 48.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths from substance use disorders who in Gambia peaked at 0.72 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.29, in 2001.

That places Gambia 167th out of 192 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.

Deaths from substance use disorders who in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for Deaths from substance use disorders who in Gambia, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.3
2001 0.29 -3.3%
2002 0.31 +6.9%
2003 0.33 +6.5%
2004 0.35 +6.1%
2005 0.36 +2.9%
2006 0.37 +2.8%
2007 0.39 +5.4%
2008 0.4 +2.6%
2009 0.43 +7.5%
2010 0.43 +0.0%
2011 0.47 +9.3%
2012 0.49 +4.3%
2013 0.52 +6.1%
2014 0.53 +1.9%
2015 0.56 +5.7%
2016 0.58 +3.6%
2017 0.62 +6.9%
2018 0.65 +4.8%
2019 0.7 +7.7%
2020 0.72 +2.9%
2021 0.7 -2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.353 0.29 0.43 10
2010s 0.555 0.43 0.7 10
2020s 0.71 0.7 0.72 2

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 164 Montenegro 1.04 compare
  2. 165 Brunei Darussalam 0.82 compare
  3. 165 Solomon Islands 0.82 compare
  4. 168 Fiji 0.65 compare
  5. 169 Seychelles 0.62 compare
  6. 170 Grenada 0.61 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths from substance use disorders who in Gambia?
Deaths from substance use disorders who in Gambia was 0.7 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths from substance use disorders who recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.72 in 2020.
What is the lowest deaths from substance use disorders who recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.29 in 2001.
How does Gambia rank for deaths from substance use disorders who?
Gambia ranks 167th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths from substance use disorders who 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths from substance use disorders who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Deaths from substance use disorders who
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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