Death rate from opioid use who in Australia
Australia: Death rate from opioid use who was 1.87 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.87
Change on year
down 13.0%
World rank
19th
of 194 countries
All-time high
3.68
in 2000
All-time low
1.25
in 2006
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from opioid use who in Australia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1.87 for death rate from opioid use who in 2021.
That represents a change of down 13.0% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from opioid use who in Australia peaked at 3.68 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.25, in 2006.
That places Australia 19th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from opioid use who in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.68 | — |
| 2001 | 1.7 | -53.8% |
| 2002 | 1.44 | -15.3% |
| 2003 | 1.58 | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 1.48 | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 1.55 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 1.25 | -19.4% |
| 2007 | 1.26 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.54 | +22.2% |
| 2009 | 1.74 | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 1.67 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 1.79 | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 1.7 | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.01 | +18.2% |
| 2015 | 2.09 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 2.25 | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 2.3 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.15 | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 2.15 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.87 | -13.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1.87 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.59, 3.2× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Australia's 1.87 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.105, 17.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.72 | 1.25 | 3.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.67 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.01 | 1.87 | 2.15 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from opioid use who in Australia?
- Death rate from opioid use who in Australia was 1.87 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.68 in 2000.
- What is the lowest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 in 2006.
- How does Australia rank for death rate from opioid use who?
- Australia ranks 19th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from opioid use who rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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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