Death rate from opioid use who in Yemen

Yemen: Death rate from opioid use who was 0.8 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.8
Change on year
up 17.6%
World rank
45th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.81
in 2016
All-time low
0.64
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

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

00.20.40.60.82000201020212000: 0.642001: 0.662002: 0.672003: 0.672004: 0.682005: 0.682006: 0.682007: 0.732008: 0.742009: 0.742010: 0.742011: 0.732012: 0.732013: 0.752014: 0.772015: 0.772016: 0.812017: 0.792018: 0.782019: 0.762020: 0.682021: 0.8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Yemen recorded 0.8 for death rate from opioid use who in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.6% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rate from opioid use who in Yemen peaked at 0.81 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.64, in 2000.

Yemen ranks 45th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Death rate from opioid use who in Yemen, year by year

Annual values for Death rate from opioid use who in Yemen, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.64
2001 0.66 +3.1%
2002 0.67 +1.5%
2003 0.67 +0.0%
2004 0.68 +1.5%
2005 0.68 +0.0%
2006 0.68 +0.0%
2007 0.73 +7.4%
2008 0.74 +1.4%
2009 0.74 +0.0%
2010 0.74 +0.0%
2011 0.73 -1.4%
2012 0.73 +0.0%
2013 0.75 +2.7%
2014 0.77 +2.7%
2015 0.77 +0.0%
2016 0.81 +5.2%
2017 0.79 -2.5%
2018 0.78 -1.3%
2019 0.76 -2.6%
2020 0.68 -10.5%
2021 0.8 +17.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.689 0.64 0.74 10
2010s 0.763 0.73 0.81 10
2020s 0.74 0.68 0.8 2

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 44 Comoros 0.81 compare
  2. 46 North Macedonia 0.79 compare
  3. 47 Turkmenistan 0.76 compare
  4. 48 Czechia 0.75 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rate from opioid use who in Yemen?
Death rate from opioid use who in Yemen was 0.8 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 0.81 in 2016.
What is the lowest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 0.64 in 2000.
How does Yemen rank for death rate from opioid use who?
Yemen ranks 45th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rate from opioid use who rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Yemen 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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Indicator
Death rate from opioid use who
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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