Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Gabon
Gabon: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders was 63.29 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
63.29 DALYs per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
154th
of 194 countries
All-time high
67.77 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2015
All-time low
55.31 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Gabon, 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 Gabon stood at 63.29 DALYs per 100,000 people.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Gabon peaked at 67.77 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 55.31 DALYs per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places Gabon 154th 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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | DALYs per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.31 DALYs per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 55.71 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 56 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 56.41 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 56.59 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 57.9 DALYs per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 58.9 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 59.12 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 60.45 DALYs per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 61.82 DALYs per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 62.21 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 63.29 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 63.62 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 64.23 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 67.55 DALYs per 100,000 people | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 67.77 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 67.34 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 66.81 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 66.89 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 65.8 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 62.31 DALYs per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 63.29 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.82 DALYs per 100,000 people | 55.31 DALYs per 100,000 people | 61.82 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.55 DALYs per 100,000 people | 62.21 DALYs per 100,000 people | 67.77 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.8 DALYs per 100,000 people | 62.31 DALYs per 100,000 people | 63.29 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 151 Vanuatu 63.99 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 152 Nicaragua 63.38 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 153 Cambodia 63.31 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 155 Nepal 62.48 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 156 Philippines 62.3 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 157 Burundi 62.18 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Gabon?
- Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Gabon was 63.29 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 67.77 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2015.
- What is the lowest rate of disease burden from drug use disorders recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.31 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?
- Gabon ranks 154th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.