Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Cameroon
Cameroon: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders was 39.39 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Cameroon, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in DALYs per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Cameroon is 39.39 DALYs per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Cameroon peaked at 39.39 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 35.32 DALYs per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 178th 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 Cameroon, year by year
| Year | DALYs per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.32 DALYs per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 35.62 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 36.28 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 36.7 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 37.07 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 37.41 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 37.71 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 37.78 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 38.17 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 38.54 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 38.81 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 38.83 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 38.89 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 39 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 39.09 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 39.14 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 39.27 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 39.33 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 39.29 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 39.28 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 39.36 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 39.39 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.06 DALYs per 100,000 people | 35.32 DALYs per 100,000 people | 38.54 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.09 DALYs per 100,000 people | 38.81 DALYs per 100,000 people | 39.33 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.38 DALYs per 100,000 people | 39.36 DALYs per 100,000 people | 39.39 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 175 Ghana 42.68 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 176 Central African Republic 41.95 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 177 Ethiopia 40.98 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 179 Sierra Leone 38.03 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 180 Liberia 37.1 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 181 Mauritania 36.76 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0087 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0079 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Cameroon?
- Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Cameroon was 39.39 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 39.39 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest rate of disease burden from drug use disorders recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.32 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?
- Cameroon ranks 178th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.