Death rate from opioid use who in Argentina
Argentina: Death rate from opioid use who was 0.04 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.04
Change on year
down 20.0%
World rank
158th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.08
in 2018
All-time low
0.02
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from opioid use who in Argentina, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 0.04 for death rate from opioid use who in 2021.
The figure is down 20.0% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from opioid use who in Argentina peaked at 0.08 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.02, in 2000.
That places Argentina 158th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from opioid use who in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.02 | — |
| 2001 | 0.04 | +100.0% |
| 2002 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.02 | -50.0% |
| 2004 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.04 | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 0.05 | +25.0% |
| 2008 | 0.04 | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 0.02 | -50.0% |
| 2010 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.05 | +150.0% |
| 2012 | 0.04 | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.03 | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.06 | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 0.08 | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 0.06 | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 0.05 | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 0.04 | -20.0% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 0.04 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.125, 32% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 0.04 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.04, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.031 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.045 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.045 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from opioid use who in Argentina?
- Death rate from opioid use who in Argentina was 0.04 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.08 in 2018.
- What is the lowest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 in 2000.
- How does Argentina rank for death rate from opioid use who?
- Argentina ranks 158th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from opioid use who rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina 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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