Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Malawi
Malawi: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders was 65.15 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Malawi, 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 Malawi stood at 65.15 DALYs per 100,000 people. 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 in Malawi peaked at 65.15 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 49.01 DALYs per 100,000 people, 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 in Malawi, year by year
| Year | DALYs per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.1 DALYs per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 49.16 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 49.01 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 49.21 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 49.4 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 49.2 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 49.16 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 49.55 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 49.79 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 50.51 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 51.54 DALYs per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 52.01 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 52.38 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 53.26 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 54.03 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 54.92 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 55.78 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 56.5 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 57.04 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 59.74 DALYs per 100,000 people | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 56.97 DALYs per 100,000 people | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 65.15 DALYs per 100,000 people | +14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.41 DALYs per 100,000 people | 49.01 DALYs per 100,000 people | 50.51 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.72 DALYs per 100,000 people | 51.54 DALYs per 100,000 people | 59.74 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.06 DALYs per 100,000 people | 56.97 DALYs per 100,000 people | 65.15 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 145 Pakistan 66.81 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 146 Timor-Leste 65.91 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 147 Fiji 65.77 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 149 Myanmar 64.94 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 150 Bangladesh 64.46 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 151 Vanuatu 63.99 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0038 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Malawi?
- Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Malawi was 65.15 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 65.15 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest rate of disease burden from drug use disorders recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.01 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2002.
- How does Malawi rank for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?
- Malawi ranks 148th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders 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 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.