Death rate from opioid use who in Austria
Austria: Death rate from opioid use who was 1.78 in 2021. ▼ Falling
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.
Death rate from opioid use who in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.89 | — |
| 2001 | 1.7 | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 1.27 | -25.3% |
| 2003 | 2.19 | +72.4% |
| 2004 | 2.07 | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 2.14 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 2.25 | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 2.1 | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 2.4 | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 2.56 | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 2.43 | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 2.66 | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 2.44 | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 2.17 | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 1.58 | -27.2% |
| 2015 | 1.56 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.21 | -22.4% |
| 2017 | 1.19 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.43 | +20.2% |
| 2019 | 1.45 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.5 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 1.78 | +18.7% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 1.78 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.59, 3.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Austria's 1.78 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.06, 1.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate from opioid use who in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +72.4% | 1.27 | 2.19 |
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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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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