Death rate from opioid use who in Belize
Belize: Death rate from opioid use who was 0.02 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.02
Change on year
up 100.0%
World rank
172nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.04
in 2000
All-time low
0.01
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from opioid use who in Belize, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belize recorded 0.02 for death rate from opioid use who in 2021.
That represents a change of up 100.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from opioid use who in Belize peaked at 0.04 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 2020.
Belize ranks 172nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from opioid use who in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.04 | — |
| 2001 | 0.03 | -25.0% |
| 2002 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.02 | -33.3% |
| 2006 | 0.03 | +50.0% |
| 2007 | 0.02 | -33.3% |
| 2008 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.03 | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 0.02 | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.01 | -50.0% |
| 2021 | 0.02 | +100.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.02 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.125, 16% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.02 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.04, 50% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.028 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.015 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 172 Burkina Faso 0.02 compare
- 172 Chad 0.02 compare
- 172 Gambia 0.02 compare
- 172 Guinea 0.02 compare
- 172 Guinea-Bissau 0.02 compare
- 172 Liberia 0.02 compare
- 172 Mali 0.02 compare
- 172 Mauritania 0.02 compare
- 172 Niger 0.02 compare
- 172 Paraguay 0.02 compare
- 172 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.02 compare
- 172 Saint Lucia 0.02 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from opioid use who in Belize?
- Death rate from opioid use who in Belize was 0.02 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.04 in 2000.
- What is the lowest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 2020.
- How does Belize rank for death rate from opioid use who?
- Belize ranks 172nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from opioid use who rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize 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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