Death rate from opioid use who in Turkey
Turkey: 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 194 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 Turkey, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from opioid use who in Turkey 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 Turkey peaked at 0.35 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.21, in 2000.
Turkey ranks 96th 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 Turkey, year by year
| 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% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.25 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.125, 2.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.25 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.06, 24% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 Turkey?
- Death rate from opioid use who in Turkey was 0.25 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.35 in 2016.
- What is the lowest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.21 in 2000.
- How does Turkey rank for death rate from opioid use who?
- Turkey ranks 96th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from opioid use who rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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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