Death rate from opioid use who in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Death rate from opioid use who was 0.25 in 2021. β² Rising
Death rate from opioid use who in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2000β2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from opioid use who in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 0.25. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.0% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from opioid use who in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.25 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.16, in 2000.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 96th of 192 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.163 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2 | 0.17 | 0.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.25 | 2 |
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More health data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 133,650 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 821.4 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 528 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 528 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
- Population, male 49.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 29.09 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 51.85 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 1.78 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 1.79 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from opioid use who in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Death rate from opioid use who in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.25 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.25 in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.16 in 2000.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for death rate from opioid use who?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 96th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from opioid use who rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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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