Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who in Malawi
Malawi: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who was 65.15 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who in Malawi, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who in Malawi stood at 65.15. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.4% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who in Malawi peaked at 65.15 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 49.01, in 2002.
Malawi ranks 148th of 194 countries on this measure, 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 who in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.1 | — |
| 2001 | 49.16 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 49.01 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 49.21 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 49.4 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 49.2 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 49.16 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 49.55 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 49.79 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 50.51 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 51.54 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 52.01 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 52.38 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 53.26 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 54.03 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 54.92 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 55.78 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 56.5 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 57.04 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 59.74 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 56.97 | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 65.15 | +14.4% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 65.15 is above the median for low income countries, which is 56.28, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 65.15 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 50.79, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.41 | 49.01 | 50.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.72 | 51.54 | 59.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.06 | 56.97 | 65.15 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who in Malawi?
- Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who in Malawi was 65.15 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 65.15 in 2021.
- What is the lowest rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.01 in 2002.
- How does Malawi rank for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who?
- Malawi ranks 148th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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