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Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Gambia

Gambia: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders was 34.98 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
34.98 DALYs per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
186th
of 194 countries
All-time high
35.28 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2002
All-time low
34.43 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2016
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Gambia, 2000–2021

0102030402000201020212000: 35.2 DALYs per 100,000 people2001: 35.2 DALYs per 100,000 people2002: 35.3 DALYs per 100,000 people2003: 35.2 DALYs per 100,000 people2004: 35.1 DALYs per 100,000 people2005: 35.1 DALYs per 100,000 people2006: 35.1 DALYs per 100,000 people2007: 35.1 DALYs per 100,000 people2008: 35.1 DALYs per 100,000 people2009: 35.1 DALYs per 100,000 people2010: 35 DALYs per 100,000 people2011: 35 DALYs per 100,000 people2012: 34.9 DALYs per 100,000 people2013: 34.9 DALYs per 100,000 people2014: 34.7 DALYs per 100,000 people2015: 34.6 DALYs per 100,000 people2016: 34.4 DALYs per 100,000 people2017: 34.5 DALYs per 100,000 people2018: 34.6 DALYs per 100,000 people2019: 34.8 DALYs per 100,000 people2020: 34.9 DALYs per 100,000 people2021: 35 DALYs per 100,000 people

Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in DALYs per 100,000 people.

Analysis

Gambia recorded 34.98 DALYs per 100,000 people for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Gambia peaked at 35.28 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 34.43 DALYs per 100,000 people, in 2016.

Gambia ranks 186th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Gambia, year by year

Year DALYs per 100,000 people Change
2000 35.25 DALYs per 100,000 people —
2001 35.21 DALYs per 100,000 people -0.1%
2002 35.28 DALYs per 100,000 people +0.2%
2003 35.2 DALYs per 100,000 people -0.2%
2004 35.09 DALYs per 100,000 people -0.3%
2005 35.13 DALYs per 100,000 people +0.1%
2006 35.08 DALYs per 100,000 people -0.1%
2007 35.13 DALYs per 100,000 people +0.1%
2008 35.09 DALYs per 100,000 people -0.1%
2009 35.07 DALYs per 100,000 people -0.1%
2010 35.04 DALYs per 100,000 people -0.1%
2011 34.98 DALYs per 100,000 people -0.2%
2012 34.92 DALYs per 100,000 people -0.2%
2013 34.87 DALYs per 100,000 people -0.1%
2014 34.67 DALYs per 100,000 people -0.6%
2015 34.6 DALYs per 100,000 people -0.2%
2016 34.43 DALYs per 100,000 people -0.5%
2017 34.52 DALYs per 100,000 people +0.3%
2018 34.59 DALYs per 100,000 people +0.2%
2019 34.8 DALYs per 100,000 people +0.6%
2020 34.88 DALYs per 100,000 people +0.2%
2021 34.98 DALYs per 100,000 people +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 35.15 DALYs per 100,000 people 35.07 DALYs per 100,000 people 35.28 DALYs per 100,000 people 10
2010s 34.74 DALYs per 100,000 people 34.43 DALYs per 100,000 people 35.04 DALYs per 100,000 people 10
2020s 34.93 DALYs per 100,000 people 34.88 DALYs per 100,000 people 34.98 DALYs per 100,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 183 Senegal 35.66 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
  2. 184 Benin 35.52 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
  3. 185 Côte d'Ivoire 35.03 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
  4. 187 Togo 34.52 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
  5. 188 Guinea-Bissau 33.74 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
  6. 189 Burkina Faso 33.08 DALYs per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Gambia?
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Gambia was 34.98 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 Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 35.28 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2002.
What is the lowest rate of disease burden from drug use disorders recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 34.43 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2016.
How does Gambia rank for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?
Gambia ranks 186th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Gambia 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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Indicator
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders
Unit
DALYs per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,263 data points, 2000–2021
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Estimated number of DALYs from drug use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.