Death rate from opioid use who in Syria
Syria: Death rate from opioid use who was 0.59 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.59
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
58th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.59
in 2018
All-time low
0.38
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from opioid use who in Syria, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Syria recorded 0.59 for death rate from opioid use who in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from opioid use who in Syria peaked at 0.59 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.38, in 2001.
Syria ranks 58th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from opioid use who in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4 | — |
| 2001 | 0.38 | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.39 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.39 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.45 | +15.4% |
| 2005 | 0.49 | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 0.53 | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 0.57 | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 0.58 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.57 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.55 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.56 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.57 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.58 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.57 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.57 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.56 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.57 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.59 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.59 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.57 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.59 | +3.5% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 0.59 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.36, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 0.59 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.59, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.475 | 0.38 | 0.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.571 | 0.55 | 0.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.58 | 0.57 | 0.59 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from opioid use who in Syria?
- Death rate from opioid use who in Syria was 0.59 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.59 in 2018.
- What is the lowest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.38 in 2001.
- How does Syria rank for death rate from opioid use who?
- Syria ranks 58th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from opioid use who rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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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