Death rate from opioid use who in Austria
Austria: Death rate from opioid use who was 1.78 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
1.78
Change on year
up 18.7%
World rank
22nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
2.66
in 2011
All-time low
1.19
in 2017
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from opioid use who in Austria, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Austria recorded 1.78 for death rate from opioid use who in 2021.
The figure is up 18.7% on the previous year and down 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from opioid use who in Austria peaked at 2.66 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.19, in 2017.
Austria ranks 22nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.06 | 1.27 | 2.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.81 | 1.19 | 2.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.64 | 1.5 | 1.78 | 2 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,266 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 27 (2100)
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 50,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 48,027 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 49,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 46,408 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 48,114 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 45,674 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from opioid use who in Austria?
- Death rate from opioid use who in Austria was 1.78 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.66 in 2011.
- What is the lowest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.19 in 2017.
- How does Austria rank for death rate from opioid use who?
- Austria ranks 22nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from opioid use who rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria 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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