Death rates from drug use disorders who in Bhutan
Bhutan: Death rates from drug use disorders who was 0.4 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.4
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
94th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.42
in 2017
All-time low
0.32
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rates from drug use disorders who in Bhutan, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0.4 for death rates from drug use disorders who in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rates from drug use disorders who in Bhutan peaked at 0.42 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.32, in 2000.
That places Bhutan 94th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rates from drug use disorders who in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.32 | — |
| 2001 | 0.33 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.32 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.34 | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.35 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.35 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.35 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.35 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.36 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.35 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.35 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.35 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.36 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.38 | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4 | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.42 | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4 | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.39 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.41 | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4 | -2.4% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.4 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.29, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.4 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.38, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.342 | 0.32 | 0.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.385 | 0.35 | 0.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.405 | 0.4 | 0.41 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rates from drug use disorders who in Bhutan?
- Death rates from drug use disorders who in Bhutan was 0.4 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rates from drug use disorders who recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.42 in 2017.
- What is the lowest death rates from drug use disorders who recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.32 in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for death rates from drug use disorders who?
- Bhutan ranks 94th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rates from drug use disorders who rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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