Death rates from drug use disorders who in Lesotho

Lesotho: Death rates from drug use disorders who was 0.78 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.78
Change on year
down 9.3%
World rank
58th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.86
in 2020
All-time low
0.24
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Death rates from drug use disorders who in Lesotho, 2000–2021

0.20.40.60.82000201020212000: 0.32001: 0.242002: 0.272003: 0.322004: 0.322005: 0.372006: 0.52007: 0.552008: 0.462009: 0.442010: 0.612011: 0.642012: 0.552013: 0.622014: 0.722015: 0.732016: 0.722017: 0.692018: 0.742019: 0.772020: 0.862021: 0.78

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 0.78 for death rates from drug use disorders who in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rates from drug use disorders who in Lesotho peaked at 0.86 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.24, in 2001.

Lesotho ranks 58th of 192 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 rates from drug use disorders who in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Death rates from drug use disorders who in Lesotho, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.3
2001 0.24 -20.0%
2002 0.27 +12.5%
2003 0.32 +18.5%
2004 0.32 +0.0%
2005 0.37 +15.6%
2006 0.5 +35.1%
2007 0.55 +10.0%
2008 0.46 -16.4%
2009 0.44 -4.3%
2010 0.61 +38.6%
2011 0.64 +4.9%
2012 0.55 -14.1%
2013 0.62 +12.7%
2014 0.72 +16.1%
2015 0.73 +1.4%
2016 0.72 -1.4%
2017 0.69 -4.2%
2018 0.74 +7.2%
2019 0.77 +4.1%
2020 0.86 +11.7%
2021 0.78 -9.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.377 0.24 0.55 10
2010s 0.679 0.55 0.77 10
2020s 0.82 0.78 0.86 2

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 55 Comoros 0.87 compare
  2. 55 Rwanda 0.87 compare
  3. 57 China 0.79 compare
  4. 59 Kyrgyzstan 0.77 compare
  5. 60 Zambia 0.76 compare
  6. 61 Mongolia 0.74 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rates from drug use disorders who in Lesotho?
Death rates from drug use disorders who in Lesotho was 0.78 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rates from drug use disorders who recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 0.86 in 2020.
What is the lowest death rates from drug use disorders who recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 0.24 in 2001.
How does Lesotho rank for death rates from drug use disorders who?
Lesotho ranks 58th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rates from drug use disorders who rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho 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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Death rates from drug use disorders who
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Our World in Data
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Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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