The International Narcotics Control Board⁵ has published the following figures in 2002 for the consumption of narcotic drugs in Egypt: codeine 296 kg (down from 1983 kg in 1998); morphine 5 kg (down from 12 kg in 2000); pethidine 87 kg (up from 30 kg in 1999).

For the years 2000-2002, the average defined daily dose consumption of morphine for statistical purposes (S-DDD)⁶ in Egypt was 2. This compares with other African countries as follows: Swaziland 1; Uganda 4; Zimbabwe 13; Namibia 73; South Africa 103. Twenty nine countries reported no morphine consumption during 2000-2002 (Table 2).

Table 2 Average daily consumption of defined daily doses (for statistical purposes) of morphine per million inhabitants, 2000-2002: countries of Africa

Source: International Narcotics Control Board Narcotic Drugs: Estimated World Requirements for 2004. Statistics for 2002. New York: United Nations, 2004.