Death rate from opioid use who in Venezuela
Venezuela: Death rate from opioid use who was 0.03 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.03
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
162nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.04
in 2016
All-time low
0.02
in 2006
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from opioid use who in Venezuela, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from opioid use who in Venezuela stood at 0.03.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from opioid use who in Venezuela peaked at 0.04 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.02, in 2006.
That places Venezuela 162nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from opioid use who in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.03 | — |
| 2001 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.02 | -33.3% |
| 2007 | 0.03 | +50.0% |
| 2008 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.04 | +33.3% |
| 2017 | 0.03 | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 0.03 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.135, 22% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 0.03 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.04, 75% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.029 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.031 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from opioid use who in Venezuela?
- Death rate from opioid use who in Venezuela was 0.03 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 0.04 in 2016.
- What is the lowest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 in 2006.
- How does Venezuela rank for death rate from opioid use who?
- Venezuela ranks 162nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from opioid use who rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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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