Death rate from opioid use who in Türkiye

Türkiye: Death rate from opioid use who was 0.25 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.25
Change on year
down 10.7%
World rank
96th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.35
in 2016
All-time low
0.21
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Death rate from opioid use who in Türkiye, 2000–2021

00.10.20.32000201020212000: 0.212001: 0.212002: 0.212003: 0.222004: 0.232005: 0.232006: 0.232007: 0.232008: 0.242009: 0.242010: 0.232011: 0.242012: 0.252013: 0.272014: 0.312015: 0.322016: 0.352017: 0.322018: 0.322019: 0.332020: 0.282021: 0.25

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, death rate from opioid use who in Türkiye stood at 0.25.

That represents a change of down 10.7% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rate from opioid use who in Türkiye peaked at 0.35 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.21, in 2000.

Türkiye ranks 96th of 192 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 Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Death rate from opioid use who in Türkiye, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.21
2001 0.21 +0.0%
2002 0.21 +0.0%
2003 0.22 +4.8%
2004 0.23 +4.5%
2005 0.23 +0.0%
2006 0.23 +0.0%
2007 0.23 +0.0%
2008 0.24 +4.3%
2009 0.24 +0.0%
2010 0.23 -4.2%
2011 0.24 +4.3%
2012 0.25 +4.2%
2013 0.27 +8.0%
2014 0.31 +14.8%
2015 0.32 +3.2%
2016 0.35 +9.4%
2017 0.32 -8.6%
2018 0.32 +0.0%
2019 0.33 +3.1%
2020 0.28 -15.2%
2021 0.25 -10.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.225 0.21 0.24 10
2010s 0.294 0.23 0.35 10
2020s 0.265 0.25 0.28 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rate from opioid use who in Türkiye?
Death rate from opioid use who in Türkiye was 0.25 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 0.35 in 2016.
What is the lowest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 0.21 in 2000.
How does Türkiye rank for death rate from opioid use who?
Türkiye ranks 96th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rate from opioid use who rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Türkiye 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
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Our World in Data
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CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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