Death rate from opioid use who in Ireland
Ireland: Death rate from opioid use who was 3.31 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
3.31
Change on year
down 26.0%
World rank
8th
of 192 countries
All-time high
4.47
in 2020
All-time low
1.95
in 2003
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from opioid use who in Ireland, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 3.31 for death rate from opioid use who in 2021.
That represents a change of down 26.0% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from opioid use who in Ireland peaked at 4.47 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.95, in 2003.
Ireland ranks 8th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from opioid use who in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.44 | — |
| 2001 | 2.33 | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 2.23 | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 1.95 | -12.6% |
| 2004 | 2.44 | +25.1% |
| 2005 | 2.06 | -15.6% |
| 2006 | 2.31 | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 2.86 | +23.8% |
| 2008 | 2.95 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 3.37 | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 2.82 | -16.3% |
| 2011 | 2.58 | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 2.72 | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 3.22 | +18.4% |
| 2014 | 2.9 | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 2.68 | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 2.44 | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 2.36 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 3.02 | +28.0% |
| 2019 | 2.78 | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 4.47 | +60.8% |
| 2021 | 3.31 | -26.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.49 | 1.95 | 3.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.75 | 2.36 | 3.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.89 | 3.31 | 4.47 | 2 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -4.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.89 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,122 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 20 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1621 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.505 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from opioid use who in Ireland?
- Death rate from opioid use who in Ireland was 3.31 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.47 in 2020.
- What is the lowest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.95 in 2003.
- How does Ireland rank for death rate from opioid use who?
- Ireland ranks 8th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from opioid use who rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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