Death rate from opioid use who in Iraq
Iraq: Death rate from opioid use who was 0.44 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.44
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
70th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.45
in 2018
All-time low
0.41
in 2007
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from opioid use who in Iraq, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from opioid use who in Iraq stood at 0.44.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from opioid use who in Iraq peaked at 0.45 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.41, in 2007.
That places Iraq 70th 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 Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.42 | — |
| 2001 | 0.42 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.43 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.43 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.42 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.42 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.42 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.41 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.42 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.42 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.42 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.43 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.43 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.42 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.43 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.43 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.44 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.44 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.45 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.45 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.42 | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.44 | +4.8% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.44 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.125, 3.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.44 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.59, 75% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.421 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.434 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from opioid use who in Iraq?
- Death rate from opioid use who in Iraq was 0.44 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.45 in 2018.
- What is the lowest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.41 in 2007.
- How does Iraq rank for death rate from opioid use who?
- Iraq ranks 70th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from opioid use who rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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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