Death rate from opioid use who in Greece
Greece: Death rate from opioid use who was 2.56 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
2.56
Change on year
up 24.3%
World rank
14th
of 194 countries
All-time high
3.94
in 2005
All-time low
1.29
in 2014
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from opioid use who in Greece, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate from opioid use who in Greece is 2.56, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 24.3% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from opioid use who in Greece peaked at 3.94 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.29, in 2014.
Greece ranks 14th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from opioid use who in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.1 | — |
| 2001 | 3.83 | +23.5% |
| 2002 | 2.94 | -23.2% |
| 2003 | 2.63 | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 2.86 | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 3.94 | +37.8% |
| 2006 | 3.65 | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 3.38 | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 2.59 | -23.4% |
| 2009 | 3.07 | +18.5% |
| 2010 | 2.38 | -22.5% |
| 2011 | 2.03 | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 1.86 | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 1.59 | -14.5% |
| 2014 | 1.29 | -18.9% |
| 2015 | 2.2 | +70.5% |
| 2016 | 1.69 | -23.2% |
| 2017 | 1.97 | +16.6% |
| 2018 | 2.15 | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 2.13 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.06 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 2.56 | +24.3% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 2.56 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.59, 4.3× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Greece's 2.56 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.06, 2.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2 | 2.59 | 3.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.93 | 1.29 | 2.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.31 | 2.06 | 2.56 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from opioid use who in Greece?
- Death rate from opioid use who in Greece was 2.56 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 3.94 in 2005.
- What is the lowest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.29 in 2014.
- How does Greece rank for death rate from opioid use who?
- Greece ranks 14th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from opioid use who rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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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