Death rate from opioid use who in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Death rate from opioid use who was 0.42 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.42
Change on year
up 20.0%
World rank
75th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.88
in 2000
All-time low
0.35
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Death rate from opioid use who in Sri Lanka, 2000–2021

00.20.40.60.82000201020212000: 0.882001: 0.782002: 0.692003: 0.62004: 0.52005: 0.52006: 0.492007: 0.462008: 0.452009: 0.432010: 0.412011: 0.432012: 0.422013: 0.42014: 0.42015: 0.412016: 0.412017: 0.422018: 0.432019: 0.442020: 0.352021: 0.42

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, death rate from opioid use who in Sri Lanka stood at 0.42.

That represents a change of up 20.0% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rate from opioid use who in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.88 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.35, in 2020.

That places Sri Lanka 75th out of 192 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 Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Death rate from opioid use who in Sri Lanka, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.88
2001 0.78 -11.4%
2002 0.69 -11.5%
2003 0.6 -13.0%
2004 0.5 -16.7%
2005 0.5 +0.0%
2006 0.49 -2.0%
2007 0.46 -6.1%
2008 0.45 -2.2%
2009 0.43 -4.4%
2010 0.41 -4.7%
2011 0.43 +4.9%
2012 0.42 -2.3%
2013 0.4 -4.8%
2014 0.4 +0.0%
2015 0.41 +2.5%
2016 0.41 +0.0%
2017 0.42 +2.4%
2018 0.43 +2.4%
2019 0.44 +2.3%
2020 0.35 -20.5%
2021 0.42 +20.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.578 0.43 0.88 10
2010s 0.417 0.4 0.44 10
2020s 0.385 0.35 0.42 2

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 74 Uruguay 0.43 compare
  2. 75 Chile 0.42 compare
  3. 75 Uganda 0.42 compare
  4. 78 Zimbabwe 0.4 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rate from opioid use who in Sri Lanka?
Death rate from opioid use who in Sri Lanka was 0.42 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.88 in 2000.
What is the lowest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.35 in 2020.
How does Sri Lanka rank for death rate from opioid use who?
Sri Lanka ranks 75th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rate from opioid use who rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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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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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