Death rate from opioid use who in Brazil
Brazil: Death rate from opioid use who was 0.04 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
0.04
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
158th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.04
in 2020
All-time low
0.01
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from opioid use who in Brazil, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.04 for death rate from opioid use who in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from opioid use who in Brazil peaked at 0.04 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 2000.
That places Brazil 158th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Death rate from opioid use who in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.01 | — |
| 2001 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.02 | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.03 | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.04 | +33.3% |
| 2021 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.04 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.125, 32% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.04 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.04, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.026 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from opioid use who in Brazil?
- Death rate from opioid use who in Brazil was 0.04 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.04 in 2020.
- What is the lowest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for death rate from opioid use who?
- Brazil ranks 158th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from opioid use who rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil 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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