Death rates from drug use disorders who in Albania
Albania: Death rates from drug use disorders who was 0.59 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rates from drug use disorders who in Albania, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rates from drug use disorders who in Albania stood at 0.59. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.2% on the previous year and down 56.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rates from drug use disorders who in Albania peaked at 1.68 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.59, in 2021.
That places Albania 77th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rates from drug use disorders who in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.93 | — |
| 2001 | 0.86 | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 0.88 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.91 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.94 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 1.55 | +64.9% |
| 2006 | 1.55 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.63 | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 1.64 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.68 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.6 | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 1.37 | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 1 | -27.0% |
| 2013 | 1.03 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.98 | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.95 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.97 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.94 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.91 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.87 | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.73 | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 0.59 | -19.2% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 0.59 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.345, 1.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Albania's 0.59 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.45, 41% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rates from drug use disorders who in Albania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +64.9% | 0.94 | 1.55 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.26 | 0.86 | 1.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 | 0.87 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.66 | 0.59 | 0.73 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Albania
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rates from drug use disorders who in Albania?
- Death rates from drug use disorders who in Albania was 0.59 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rates from drug use disorders who recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 in 2009.
- What is the lowest death rates from drug use disorders who recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.59 in 2021.
- How does Albania rank for death rates from drug use disorders who?
- Albania ranks 77th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rates from drug use disorders who rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rates from drug use disorders who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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