Death rate from opioid use who in Lithuania
Lithuania: Death rate from opioid use who was 2.64 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rate from opioid use who in Lithuania, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 2.64 for death rate from opioid use who in 2021.
The figure is up 27.5% on the previous year and up 66.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from opioid use who in Lithuania peaked at 4.28 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.84, in 2005.
Lithuania ranks 13th of 194 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 Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.61 | — |
| 2001 | 1.38 | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 0.94 | -31.9% |
| 2003 | 1.25 | +33.0% |
| 2004 | 0.96 | -23.2% |
| 2005 | 0.84 | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 1.71 | +103.6% |
| 2007 | 2.19 | +28.1% |
| 2008 | 1.73 | -21.0% |
| 2009 | 2.18 | +26.0% |
| 2010 | 1.84 | -15.6% |
| 2011 | 1.59 | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 2.26 | +42.1% |
| 2013 | 1.95 | -13.7% |
| 2014 | 3.22 | +65.1% |
| 2015 | 4.28 | +32.9% |
| 2016 | 4.24 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 3.65 | -13.9% |
| 2018 | 2.62 | -28.2% |
| 2019 | 2.1 | -19.8% |
| 2020 | 2.07 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 2.64 | +27.5% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 2.64 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.59, 4.5× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 2.64 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.06, 2.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate from opioid use who in Lithuania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +103.6% | 0.84 | 1.71 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.48 | 0.84 | 2.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.77 | 1.59 | 4.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.35 | 2.07 | 2.64 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from opioid use who in Lithuania?
- Death rate from opioid use who in Lithuania was 2.64 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.28 in 2015.
- What is the lowest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.84 in 2005.
- How does Lithuania rank for death rate from opioid use who?
- Lithuania ranks 13th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from opioid use who rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania 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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