Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Niger
Niger: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders was 30.29 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
30.29 DALYs per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
191st
of 194 countries
All-time high
31.94 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2005
All-time low
30.24 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Niger, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in DALYs per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Niger recorded 30.29 DALYs per 100,000 people for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in 2021.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Niger peaked at 31.94 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2005 and was at its lowest, 30.24 DALYs per 100,000 people, in 2020.
That places Niger 191st out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Niger, year by year
| Year | DALYs per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.38 DALYs per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 31.53 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 31.65 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 31.8 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 31.84 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 31.94 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 31.75 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 31.84 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 31.77 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 31.74 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 31.72 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 31.56 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 31.38 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 31.08 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 30.93 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 30.82 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 30.69 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 30.54 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 30.43 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 30.39 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 30.24 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 30.29 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.72 DALYs per 100,000 people | 31.38 DALYs per 100,000 people | 31.94 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.95 DALYs per 100,000 people | 30.39 DALYs per 100,000 people | 31.72 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.27 DALYs per 100,000 people | 30.24 DALYs per 100,000 people | 30.29 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 188 Guinea-Bissau 33.74 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 189 Burkina Faso 33.08 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 190 Guinea 32.02 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 192 Chad 30.25 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 193 Mali 29.79 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 194 Nigeria 28.81 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
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- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.008 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Niger?
- Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Niger was 30.29 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 31.94 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2005.
- What is the lowest rate of disease burden from drug use disorders recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.24 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2020.
- How does Niger rank for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?
- Niger ranks 191st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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.