Death rate from opioid use who in Croatia
Croatia: Death rate from opioid use who was 1.52 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.52
Change on year
down 10.6%
World rank
27th
of 194 countries
All-time high
2.63
in 2007
All-time low
0.92
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from opioid use who in Croatia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from opioid use who in Croatia stood at 1.52.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.6% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from opioid use who in Croatia peaked at 2.63 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.92, in 2000.
That places Croatia 27th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from opioid use who in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.92 | — |
| 2001 | 1.19 | +29.3% |
| 2002 | 0.96 | -19.3% |
| 2003 | 1.38 | +43.7% |
| 2004 | 1.82 | +31.9% |
| 2005 | 1.8 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.68 | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 2.63 | +56.5% |
| 2008 | 2.07 | -21.3% |
| 2009 | 1.72 | -16.9% |
| 2010 | 1.99 | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 1.53 | -23.1% |
| 2012 | 1.43 | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 1.29 | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 1.51 | +17.1% |
| 2015 | 1.37 | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 1.39 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.83 | +31.7% |
| 2018 | 2.39 | +30.6% |
| 2019 | 1.98 | -17.2% |
| 2020 | 1.7 | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 1.52 | -10.6% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 1.52 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.59, 2.6× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 1.52 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.06, 1.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.62 | 0.92 | 2.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.67 | 1.29 | 2.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.61 | 1.52 | 1.7 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from opioid use who in Croatia?
- Death rate from opioid use who in Croatia was 1.52 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.63 in 2007.
- What is the lowest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.92 in 2000.
- How does Croatia rank for death rate from opioid use who?
- Croatia ranks 27th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from opioid use who rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia 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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