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Drug-related deaths and mortality rates in Africa

Submitted by DASSEFA3 on 25 June 2019 - 4:51pm

AFRICA

AMERICAS

ASIA

EUROPE

OCEANIA

Number of drug-related deaths, mortality rates per million persons aged 15-64 years and ranking of drugs as a primary cause of death

(2017 or latest year available)

Region/Sub-Region/Country

Source

Year
of
estimate

National
estimate
( Y / N )

Number
of
deaths

Reference
population
(15 - 64)*

Rate**
per million
aged 15-64

Ranking of drugs as a primary cause of death

Fatal
drug
overdoses
(%)

Cannabis

Opioids

Cocaine

ATS

Tranquil-
lizers
 and
sedatives

Halluci-
nogens

Solvents
 and
inhalants

Other
substances
not under
international
control

Kenya

ARQ

2016

Y

1,338

27,372,406

48.9

2

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seychelles

ARQ

2007

Y

5

61,796

80.9

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

80%

South Africa (Pretoria)

ARQ/UNODC

2012

N

10

799,035

12.5

4

1

3

2

5

 

 

 

 

Central African Republic

ARQ

2017

N

279

-

 

1

 

4

 

2

5

3

 

23%