Death rate from opioid use who in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Death rate from opioid use who was 0.79 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rate from opioid use who in North Macedonia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate from opioid use who in North Macedonia is 0.79, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 88.1% on the previous year and up 132.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from opioid use who in North Macedonia peaked at 0.79 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.05, in 2012.
That places North Macedonia 46th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from opioid use who in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.27 | — |
| 2001 | 0.26 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.31 | +19.2% |
| 2003 | 0.26 | -16.1% |
| 2004 | 0.25 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.23 | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.12 | -47.8% |
| 2007 | 0.39 | +225.0% |
| 2008 | 0.52 | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 0.42 | -19.2% |
| 2010 | 0.43 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.34 | -20.9% |
| 2012 | 0.05 | -85.3% |
| 2013 | 0.22 | +340.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3 | +36.4% |
| 2015 | 0.27 | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 0.41 | +51.9% |
| 2017 | 0.17 | -58.5% |
| 2018 | 0.26 | +52.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5 | +92.3% |
| 2020 | 0.42 | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 0.79 | +88.1% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 0.79 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.125, 6.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 0.79 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.06, 75% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate from opioid use who in North Macedonia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +340.0% | 0.05 | 0.22 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.303 | 0.12 | 0.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.295 | 0.05 | 0.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.605 | 0.42 | 0.79 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from opioid use who in North Macedonia?
- Death rate from opioid use who in North Macedonia was 0.79 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from opioid use who recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.79 in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate from opioid use who recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 in 2012.
- How does North Macedonia rank for death rate from opioid use who?
- North Macedonia ranks 46th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from opioid use who rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 132.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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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