Opioid use disorder death rate in Namibia
Namibia: Opioid use disorder death rate was 0.3 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.3 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
88th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.3 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2015
All-time low
0.22 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Opioid use disorder death rate in Namibia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, opioid use disorder death rate in Namibia stood at 0.3 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, opioid use disorder death rate in Namibia peaked at 0.3 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
Namibia ranks 88th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Opioid use disorder death rate in Namibia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.1% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.3 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.135 deaths per 100,000 people, 2.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.3 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.265 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.269 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 85 Mozambique 0.35 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 86 Bhutan 0.33 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 86 Botswana 0.33 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 88 Gabon 0.3 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 90 Bangladesh 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 91 Equatorial Guinea 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6445 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,046 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 561 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0644 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is opioid use disorder death rate in Namibia?
- Opioid use disorder death rate in Namibia was 0.3 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest opioid use disorder death rate recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015.
- What is the lowest opioid use disorder death rate recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for opioid use disorder death rate?
- Namibia ranks 88th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is opioid use disorder death rate rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Opioid use disorder death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from opioid use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.