Death rate from opioid use who in Samoa
Samoa: Death rate from opioid use who was 0.09 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.09
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
134th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.11
in 2000
All-time low
0.07
in 2009
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from opioid use who in Samoa, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate from opioid use who in Samoa is 0.09, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from opioid use who in Samoa peaked at 0.11 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.07, in 2009.
That places Samoa 134th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from opioid use who in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.11 | — |
| 2001 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1 | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.09 | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.07 | -22.2% |
| 2010 | 0.09 | +28.6% |
| 2011 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.08 | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 0.09 | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.09 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.125, 72% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.09 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.105, 86% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.094 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.089 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 134 El Salvador 0.09 compare
- 134 Haiti 0.09 compare
- 134 Laos 0.09 compare
- 134 South Korea 0.09 compare
- 134 Trinidad and Tobago 0.09 compare
- 134 Tuvalu 0.09 compare
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- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from opioid use who in Samoa?
- Death rate from opioid use who in Samoa was 0.09 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.11 in 2000.
- What is the lowest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.07 in 2009.
- How does Samoa rank for death rate from opioid use who?
- Samoa ranks 134th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from opioid use who rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa 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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