Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Benin
Benin: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders was 35.52 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
35.52 DALYs per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
184th
of 194 countries
All-time high
35.76 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2011
All-time low
32.43 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Benin, 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 Benin stood at 35.52 DALYs per 100,000 people.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Benin peaked at 35.76 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2011 and was at its lowest, 32.43 DALYs per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places Benin 184th 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 Benin, year by year
| Year | DALYs per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.43 DALYs per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 32.64 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 33.12 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 33.67 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 34.07 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 34.33 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 34.63 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 34.78 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 35.14 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 35.46 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 35.56 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 35.76 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 35.71 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 35.58 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 35.55 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 35.67 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 35.69 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 35.63 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 35.57 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 35.58 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 35.42 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 35.52 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.03 DALYs per 100,000 people | 32.43 DALYs per 100,000 people | 35.46 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.63 DALYs per 100,000 people | 35.55 DALYs per 100,000 people | 35.76 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.47 DALYs per 100,000 people | 35.42 DALYs per 100,000 people | 35.52 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 181 Mauritania 36.76 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 182 Kenya 35.97 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 183 Senegal 35.66 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 185 Côte d'Ivoire 35.03 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 186 Gambia 34.98 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 187 Togo 34.52 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Benin?
- Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Benin was 35.52 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 35.76 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2011.
- What is the lowest rate of disease burden from drug use disorders recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.43 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?
- Benin ranks 184th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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.