Death rate from opioid use who in Barbados

Barbados: Death rate from opioid use who was 0.03 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.03
Change on year
down 25.0%
World rank
161st
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.08
in 2000
All-time low
0.03
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Death rate from opioid use who in Barbados, 2000–2021

00.020.040.060.082000201020212000: 0.082001: 0.082002: 0.072003: 0.072004: 0.072005: 0.082006: 0.072007: 0.072008: 0.072009: 0.052010: 0.052011: 0.052012: 0.042013: 0.042014: 0.042015: 0.042016: 0.042017: 0.042018: 0.042019: 0.052020: 0.042021: 0.03

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, death rate from opioid use who in Barbados stood at 0.03. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rate from opioid use who in Barbados peaked at 0.08 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.03, in 2021.

Barbados ranks 161st of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.071 0.05 0.08 10
2010s 0.043 0.04 0.05 10
2020s 0.035 0.03 0.04 2

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 161 Benin 0.03 compare
  2. 161 Cameroon 0.03 compare
  3. 161 Côte d'Ivoire 0.03 compare
  4. 161 Jamaica 0.03 compare
  5. 161 Nigeria 0.03 compare
  6. 161 Senegal 0.03 compare
  7. 161 Sierra Leone 0.03 compare
  8. 161 Togo 0.03 compare
  9. 161 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 0.03 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rate from opioid use who in Barbados?
Death rate from opioid use who in Barbados was 0.03 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 0.08 in 2000.
What is the lowest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 0.03 in 2021.
How does Barbados rank for death rate from opioid use who?
Barbados ranks 161st out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rate from opioid use who rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Barbados 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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Indicator
Death rate from opioid use who
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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