Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Angola
Angola: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders was 51.25 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Angola, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in DALYs per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Angola stood at 51.25 DALYs per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Angola peaked at 51.25 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 44.69 DALYs per 100,000 people, in 2002.
That places Angola 169th 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.
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Angola, year by year
| Year | DALYs per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.97 DALYs per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 44.75 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 44.69 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 45.77 DALYs per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 46.24 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 45.71 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 46.74 DALYs per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 46.16 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 46.1 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 46.01 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 46.11 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 46.56 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 46.41 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 46.88 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 46.46 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 47.18 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 47.16 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 47.53 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 49.1 DALYs per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 50.29 DALYs per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 48.6 DALYs per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 51.25 DALYs per 100,000 people | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.71 DALYs per 100,000 people | 44.69 DALYs per 100,000 people | 46.74 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.37 DALYs per 100,000 people | 46.11 DALYs per 100,000 people | 50.29 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.92 DALYs per 100,000 people | 48.6 DALYs per 100,000 people | 51.25 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 166 Somalia 56.28 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 167 Romania 54.47 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 168 Congo 53.74 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 170 Cape Verde 50.33 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 171 South Sudan 48.12 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 172 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 47.84 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Angola?
- Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Angola was 51.25 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rate of disease burden from drug use disorders recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 51.25 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest rate of disease burden from drug use disorders recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.69 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2002.
- How does Angola rank for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?
- Angola ranks 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of DALYs from drug use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.