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Drug use disorder death rate in Montenegro

Montenegro: Drug use disorder death rate was 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.17 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 22.7%
World rank
136th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.22 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
All-time low
0.17 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2007
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Drug use disorder death rate in Montenegro, 2000–2021

00.050.10.150.22000201020212000: 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

Montenegro recorded 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people for drug use disorder death rate in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.7% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drug use disorder death rate in Montenegro peaked at 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2007.

Montenegro ranks 136th 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.

Drug use disorder death rate in Montenegro, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
2000 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people —
2001 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2002 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people +5.6%
2003 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2004 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2005 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people -5.3%
2006 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2007 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people -5.6%
2008 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2009 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2010 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2011 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people +5.9%
2012 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2013 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people -5.6%
2014 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people +5.9%
2015 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2016 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people -5.6%
2017 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people +5.9%
2018 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people +11.1%
2019 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people +5.0%
2020 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people +4.8%
2021 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people -22.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 0.182 deaths per 100,000 people 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 0.195 deaths per 100,000 people 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Montenegro

  1. 136 Kenya 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 136 Saint Lucia 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 139 Naoero 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 139 Panama 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 139 Philippines 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drug use disorder death rate in Montenegro?
Drug use disorder death rate in Montenegro was 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest drug use disorder death rate recorded in Montenegro?
The highest recorded value was 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
What is the lowest drug use disorder death rate recorded in Montenegro?
The lowest recorded value was 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people in 2007.
How does Montenegro rank for drug use disorder death rate?
Montenegro ranks 136th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is drug use disorder death rate rising or falling in Montenegro?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Montenegro data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Drug use disorder death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drug use disorder death rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.