Opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Egypt
Egypt: Opioid use disorder deaths by sex was 6.92 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Egypt, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 6.92 deaths for opioid use disorder deaths by sex in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Egypt peaked at 8.45 deaths in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.9 deaths, in 2000.
Egypt ranks 82nd 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.
Opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Egypt, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.9 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 2.17 deaths | +14.2% |
| 2002 | 2.63 deaths | +21.2% |
| 2003 | 3.22 deaths | +22.4% |
| 2004 | 3.71 deaths | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 4.29 deaths | +15.6% |
| 2006 | 4.73 deaths | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 5 deaths | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 5.4 deaths | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 5.81 deaths | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 6.23 deaths | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 6.27 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 6.99 deaths | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 6.96 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 7.46 deaths | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 8.2 deaths | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 8.45 deaths | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 8.04 deaths | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 7.69 deaths | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 7.41 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 7.39 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 6.92 deaths | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.89 deaths | 1.9 deaths | 5.81 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.37 deaths | 6.23 deaths | 8.45 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.15 deaths | 6.92 deaths | 7.39 deaths | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Egypt?
- Opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Egypt was 6.92 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest opioid use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 8.45 deaths in 2016.
- What is the lowest opioid use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9 deaths in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for opioid use disorder deaths by sex?
- Egypt ranks 82nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is opioid use disorder deaths by sex rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Opioid use disorder deaths by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from opioid use disorders in females.