Death rate from opioid use who in Chile
Chile: Death rate from opioid use who was 0.42 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.42
Change on year
up 55.6%
World rank
75th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.42
in 2021
All-time low
0.05
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from opioid use who in Chile, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from opioid use who in Chile stood at 0.42. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 55.6% on the previous year and up 147.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from opioid use who in Chile peaked at 0.42 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.05, in 2000.
Chile ranks 75th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from opioid use who in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.05 | — |
| 2001 | 0.08 | +60.0% |
| 2002 | 0.15 | +87.5% |
| 2003 | 0.12 | -20.0% |
| 2004 | 0.15 | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 0.14 | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1 | -28.6% |
| 2007 | 0.18 | +80.0% |
| 2008 | 0.13 | -27.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2 | +53.8% |
| 2010 | 0.17 | -15.0% |
| 2011 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.24 | +41.2% |
| 2013 | 0.17 | -29.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2 | +17.6% |
| 2015 | 0.22 | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 0.25 | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 0.23 | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.21 | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 0.23 | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 0.27 | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 0.42 | +55.6% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.42 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.59, 71% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.42 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.04, 10.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.13 | 0.05 | 0.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.209 | 0.17 | 0.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.345 | 0.27 | 0.42 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from opioid use who in Chile?
- Death rate from opioid use who in Chile was 0.42 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.42 in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for death rate from opioid use who?
- Chile ranks 75th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from opioid use who rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 147.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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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