Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Eritrea
Eritrea: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders was 77.94 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Eritrea, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in DALYs per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 77.94 DALYs per 100,000 people for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Eritrea peaked at 77.94 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 68.94 DALYs per 100,000 people, in 2003.
That places Eritrea 123rd 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 Eritrea, year by year
| Year | DALYs per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.12 DALYs per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 71.15 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 71.29 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 68.94 DALYs per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 70.81 DALYs per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 71.73 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 73.01 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 72.51 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 74.14 DALYs per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 75.87 DALYs per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 75.91 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 75.64 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 75.21 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 75.7 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 75.46 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 75.34 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 74.75 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 75.18 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 75.96 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 75.65 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 72.72 DALYs per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 77.94 DALYs per 100,000 people | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.16 DALYs per 100,000 people | 68.94 DALYs per 100,000 people | 75.87 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.48 DALYs per 100,000 people | 74.75 DALYs per 100,000 people | 75.96 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.33 DALYs per 100,000 people | 72.72 DALYs per 100,000 people | 77.94 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 120 Antigua and Barbuda 82.48 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 121 Rwanda 81.08 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 122 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 79.89 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 124 Malaysia 76.63 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 125 Tanzania, United Republic of 76.38 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 126 Naoero 76.25 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
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- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0047 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate -0.2341 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Eritrea?
- Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Eritrea was 77.94 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 77.94 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest rate of disease burden from drug use disorders recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.94 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2003.
- How does Eritrea rank for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?
- Eritrea ranks 123rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.