Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Egypt
Egypt: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders was 97.16 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Egypt, 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 Egypt is 97.16 DALYs per 100,000 people, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Egypt peaked at 100.12 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2013 and was at its lowest, 85.45 DALYs per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places Egypt 97th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Egypt, year by year
| Year | DALYs per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85.45 DALYs per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 86.62 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 87.98 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 89.75 DALYs per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 91.34 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 93.08 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 94.58 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 95.74 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 96.61 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 97.63 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 98.55 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 99.27 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 99.82 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 100.12 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 99.75 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 99.75 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.55 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.11 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 99.11 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.12 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.08 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 97.16 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.88 DALYs per 100,000 people | 85.45 DALYs per 100,000 people | 97.63 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.41 DALYs per 100,000 people | 98.55 DALYs per 100,000 people | 100.12 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.62 DALYs per 100,000 people | 97.16 DALYs per 100,000 people | 98.08 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 94 Saint Lucia 97.88 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 95 Republic of Korea 97.6 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 96 Poland 97.51 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 98 Monaco 95.89 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 99 Hungary 95.85 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 100 Djibouti 95.8 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Egypt?
- Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Egypt was 97.16 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 100.12 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2013.
- What is the lowest rate of disease burden from drug use disorders recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.45 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?
- Egypt ranks 97th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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 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.