Death rate from opioid use who in Niger
Niger: Death rate from opioid use who was 0.02 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.02
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
172nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.02
in 2011
All-time low
0.01
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from opioid use who in Niger, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from opioid use who in Niger stood at 0.02. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from opioid use who in Niger peaked at 0.02 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 2000.
Niger ranks 172nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.019 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 172 Belize 0.02 compare
- 172 Burkina Faso 0.02 compare
- 172 Chad 0.02 compare
- 172 Gambia 0.02 compare
- 172 Guinea 0.02 compare
- 172 Guinea-Bissau 0.02 compare
- 172 Liberia 0.02 compare
- 172 Mali 0.02 compare
- 172 Mauritania 0.02 compare
- 172 Paraguay 0.02 compare
- 172 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.02 compare
- 172 Saint Lucia 0.02 compare
More health data for Niger
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 887.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 22,995 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 259 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 259 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 423,756 (2025)
- Population, male 50.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 425,555 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 439,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 417,693 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 7.01 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from opioid use who in Niger?
- Death rate from opioid use who in Niger was 0.02 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.02 in 2011.
- What is the lowest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for death rate from opioid use who?
- Niger ranks 172nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from opioid use who rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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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