Death rate from opioid use who in Gambia
Gambia: Death rate from opioid use who was 0.02 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.02
Change on year
down 33.3%
World rank
172nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.03
in 2019
All-time low
0.02
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from opioid use who in Gambia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate from opioid use who in Gambia is 0.02, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 33.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from opioid use who in Gambia peaked at 0.03 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.02, in 2000.
That places Gambia 172nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from opioid use who in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.02 | — |
| 2001 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 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 | 0.03 | +50.0% |
| 2020 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.02 | -33.3% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.02 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.36, 6% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.02 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.265, 8% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.021 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.025 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 172 Belize 0.02 compare
- 172 Burkina Faso 0.02 compare
- 172 Chad 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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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9696 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0686 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9636 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0702 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from opioid use who in Gambia?
- Death rate from opioid use who in Gambia was 0.02 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.03 in 2019.
- What is the lowest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 in 2000.
- How does Gambia rank for death rate from opioid use who?
- Gambia ranks 172nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from opioid use who rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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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