Death rate from opioid use who in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Death rate from opioid use who was 0.36 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.36
Change on year
down 26.5%
World rank
82nd
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.52
in 2017
All-time low
0.27
in 2002
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from opioid use who in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from opioid use who in United Arab Emirates stood at 0.36.
The figure is down 26.5% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from opioid use who in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.52 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.27, in 2002.
That places United Arab Emirates 82nd out of 192 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.28 | — |
| 2001 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.27 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.28 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3 | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.31 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.31 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.35 | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 0.39 | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 0.41 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.42 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.42 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.42 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.42 | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.45 | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.52 | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.49 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.49 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.36 | -26.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.304 | 0.27 | 0.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.445 | 0.4 | 0.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.425 | 0.36 | 0.49 | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 79 China 0.39 compare
- 80 Seychelles 0.37 compare
- 80 South Sudan 0.37 compare
- 82 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0.36 compare
- 82 Pakistan 0.36 compare
- 85 Mozambique 0.35 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from opioid use who in United Arab Emirates?
- Death rate from opioid use who in United Arab Emirates was 0.36 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from opioid use who recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.52 in 2017.
- What is the lowest death rate from opioid use who recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.27 in 2002.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for death rate from opioid use who?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 82nd out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from opioid use who rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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