Death rate from opioid use who in Guatemala
Guatemala: Death rate from opioid use who was 0.24 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.24
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
99th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.28
in 2000
All-time low
0.13
in 2007
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from opioid use who in Guatemala, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate from opioid use who in Guatemala is 0.24, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from opioid use who in Guatemala peaked at 0.28 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.13, in 2007.
That places Guatemala 99th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.28 | — |
| 2001 | 0.24 | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 0.19 | -20.8% |
| 2003 | 0.17 | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 0.16 | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.13 | -18.8% |
| 2008 | 0.15 | +15.4% |
| 2009 | 0.18 | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.21 | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 0.23 | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 0.25 | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.26 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.27 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.26 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.27 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.26 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.24 | -7.7% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.24 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.125, 1.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.24 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.04, 6.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.182 | 0.13 | 0.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.244 | 0.18 | 0.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from opioid use who in Guatemala?
- Death rate from opioid use who in Guatemala was 0.24 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.28 in 2000.
- What is the lowest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.13 in 2007.
- How does Guatemala rank for death rate from opioid use who?
- Guatemala ranks 99th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from opioid use who rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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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