Death rate from opioid use who in Tonga
Tonga: Death rate from opioid use who was 0.08 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from opioid use who in Tonga, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate from opioid use who in Tonga is 0.08, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from opioid use who in Tonga peaked at 0.12 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.08, in 2007.
That places Tonga 141st 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 Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.12 | — |
| 2001 | 0.11 | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1 | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.09 | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.08 | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.09 | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.08 | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 0.09 | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.08 | -11.1% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.08 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.125, 64% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.08 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.105, 76% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.097 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.089 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.085 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from opioid use who in Tonga?
- Death rate from opioid use who in Tonga was 0.08 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.12 in 2000.
- What is the lowest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.08 in 2007.
- How does Tonga rank for death rate from opioid use who?
- Tonga ranks 141st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from opioid use who rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga 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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