Death rate from opioid use who in Libya
Libya: Death rate from opioid use who was 1.88 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.88
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
18th
of 194 countries
All-time high
2.22
in 2018
All-time low
0.84
in 2006
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from opioid use who in Libya, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from opioid use who in Libya stood at 1.88.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from opioid use who in Libya peaked at 2.22 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.84, in 2006.
That places Libya 18th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.88 | — |
| 2001 | 0.98 | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 0.91 | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 0.94 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.84 | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.94 | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 1 | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 1.09 | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 1.13 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 1.46 | +29.2% |
| 2012 | 1.11 | -24.0% |
| 2013 | 1.03 | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 1.6 | +55.3% |
| 2015 | 1.8 | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 1.83 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 2.11 | +15.3% |
| 2018 | 2.22 | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 2.09 | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 1.82 | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 1.88 | +3.3% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 1.88 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.125, 15.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 1.88 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.59, 3.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.938 | 0.84 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.64 | 1.03 | 2.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.85 | 1.82 | 1.88 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from opioid use who in Libya?
- Death rate from opioid use who in Libya was 1.88 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.22 in 2018.
- What is the lowest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.84 in 2006.
- How does Libya rank for death rate from opioid use who?
- Libya ranks 18th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from opioid use who rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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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