Death rate from opioid use who in Uruguay
Uruguay: Death rate from opioid use who was 0.43 in 2021. β² Rising
Latest (2021)
0.43
Change on year
down 6.5%
World rank
74th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.46
in 2020
All-time low
0.06
in 2002
Years of data
22
2000β2021
Death rate from opioid use who in Uruguay, 2000β2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.43 for death rate from opioid use who in 2021.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and up 79.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from opioid use who in Uruguay peaked at 0.46 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.06, in 2002.
Uruguay ranks 74th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.165 | 0.06 | 0.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.264 | 0.15 | 0.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.445 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from opioid use who in Uruguay?
- Death rate from opioid use who in Uruguay was 0.43 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.46 in 2020.
- What is the lowest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 in 2002.
- How does Uruguay rank for death rate from opioid use who?
- Uruguay ranks 74th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from opioid use who rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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