Death rate from opioid use who in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Death rate from opioid use who was 0.4 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.4
Change on year
up 11.1%
World rank
78th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.4
in 2021
All-time low
0.21
in 2009
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from opioid use who in Zimbabwe, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from opioid use who in Zimbabwe stood at 0.4. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.1% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from opioid use who in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.4 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.21, in 2009.
Zimbabwe ranks 78th 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.25 | — |
| 2001 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.26 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.25 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.23 | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.22 | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.23 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.21 | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 0.26 | +23.8% |
| 2011 | 0.28 | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.29 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.31 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.33 | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.34 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.36 | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.36 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.36 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4 | +11.1% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.4 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.135, 3.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.4 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.265, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.239 | 0.21 | 0.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.311 | 0.26 | 0.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.4 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from opioid use who in Zimbabwe?
- Death rate from opioid use who in Zimbabwe was 0.4 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4 in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.21 in 2009.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for death rate from opioid use who?
- Zimbabwe ranks 78th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from opioid use who rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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