Death rate from opioid use who in Namibia
Namibia: Death rate from opioid use who was 0.3 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.3
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
88th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.3
in 2015
All-time low
0.22
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from opioid use who in Namibia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from opioid use who in Namibia stood at 0.3. 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, death rate from opioid use who in Namibia peaked at 0.3 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.22, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.269 | 0.25 | 0.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.3 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 85 Mozambique 0.35 compare
- 86 Bhutan 0.33 compare
- 86 Botswana 0.33 compare
- 88 Gabon 0.3 compare
- 90 Bangladesh 0.29 compare
- 91 Equatorial Guinea 0.28 compare
More health data for Namibia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,046 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 561 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 29,210 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.9% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 43,578 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 28,860 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 30,096 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from opioid use who in Namibia?
- Death rate from opioid use who in Namibia was 0.3 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3 in 2015.
- What is the lowest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.22 in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for death rate from opioid use who?
- Namibia ranks 88th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from opioid use who 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 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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