Death rate from opioid use who in Nigeria

Nigeria: Death rate from opioid use who was 0.03 in 2021. β–² Rising

Latest (2021)
0.03
Change on year
up 50.0%
World rank
161st
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.03
in 2021
All-time low
0.01
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Death rate from opioid use who in Nigeria, 2000–2021

0.010.0150.020.0250.032000201020212000: 0.022001: 0.012002: 0.012003: 0.022004: 0.022005: 0.022006: 0.022007: 0.022008: 0.022009: 0.022010: 0.022011: 0.022012: 0.022013: 0.022014: 0.022015: 0.022016: 0.022017: 0.022018: 0.022019: 0.022020: 0.022021: 0.03

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, death rate from opioid use who in Nigeria stood at 0.03. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 50.0% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rate from opioid use who in Nigeria peaked at 0.03 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 2001.

That places Nigeria 161st out of 192 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.018 0.01 0.02 10
2010s 0.02 0.02 0.02 10
2020s 0.025 0.02 0.03 2

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 161 Barbados 0.03 compare
  2. 161 Benin 0.03 compare
  3. 161 Cameroon 0.03 compare
  4. 161 CΓ΄te d'Ivoire 0.03 compare
  5. 161 Jamaica 0.03 compare
  6. 161 Senegal 0.03 compare
  7. 161 Sierra Leone 0.03 compare
  8. 161 Togo 0.03 compare
  9. 161 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.03 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rate from opioid use who in Nigeria?
Death rate from opioid use who in Nigeria was 0.03 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 0.03 in 2021.
What is the lowest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 2001.
How does Nigeria rank for death rate from opioid use who?
Nigeria ranks 161st out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rate from opioid use who rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nigeria 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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Indicator
Death rate from opioid use who
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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