Death rate from opioid use who in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Death rate from opioid use who was 0.95 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rate from opioid use who in Afghanistan, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate from opioid use who in Afghanistan is 0.95, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from opioid use who in Afghanistan peaked at 0.95 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.76, in 2000.
Afghanistan ranks 36th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from opioid use who in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.76 | — |
| 2001 | 0.77 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.78 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.79 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.81 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.81 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.82 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.81 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.79 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.77 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.77 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.81 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.82 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.83 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.84 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.84 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.88 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.89 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.89 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.89 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.95 | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.791 | 0.76 | 0.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.837 | 0.77 | 0.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.92 | 0.89 | 0.95 | 2 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,735 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.4256 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from opioid use who in Afghanistan?
- Death rate from opioid use who in Afghanistan was 0.95 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.95 in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.76 in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for death rate from opioid use who?
- Afghanistan ranks 36th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from opioid use who rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from opioid use who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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