Death rates alcohol drug overdoses by age who in Australia
Australia: Death rates alcohol drug overdoses by age who was 0 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
0
World rank
15th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.1846
in 2001
All-time low
0
in 2003
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rates alcohol drug overdoses by age who in Australia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rates alcohol drug overdoses by age who in Australia is 0, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rates alcohol drug overdoses by age who in Australia peaked at 0.1846 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2003.
That places Australia 15th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Death rates alcohol drug overdoses by age who in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1131 | — |
| 2001 | 0.1846 | +63.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0361 | -80.4% |
| 2003 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0.0228 | — |
| 2006 | 0.1196 | +425.4% |
| 2007 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0.0357 | — |
| 2010 | 0.0365 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0365 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0352 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0.0328 | — |
| 2017 | 0.0646 | +97.0% |
| 2018 | 0.036 | -44.3% |
| 2019 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rates alcohol drug overdoses by age who in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +425.4% | 0.0228 | 0.1196 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0512 | 0 | 0.1846 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0242 | 0 | 0.0646 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rates alcohol drug overdoses by age who in Australia?
- Death rates alcohol drug overdoses by age who in Australia was 0 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rates alcohol drug overdoses by age who recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1846 in 2001.
- What is the lowest death rates alcohol drug overdoses by age who recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2003.
- How does Australia rank for death rates alcohol drug overdoses by age who?
- Australia ranks 15th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rates alcohol drug overdoses by age who rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rates alcohol drug overdoses by age who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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