Death rates from drug use disorders who in Namibia

Namibia: Death rates from drug use disorders who was 0.36 in 2021. β–² Rising

Latest (2021)
0.36
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
101st
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.36
in 2015
All-time low
0.26
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

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

00.10.20.30.42000201020212000: 0.262001: 0.262002: 0.282003: 0.282004: 0.282005: 0.282006: 0.282007: 0.272008: 0.272009: 0.312010: 0.312011: 0.292012: 0.292013: 0.312014: 0.352015: 0.362016: 0.322017: 0.332018: 0.332019: 0.322020: 0.332021: 0.36

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Namibia recorded 0.36 for death rates from drug use disorders who in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rates from drug use disorders who in Namibia peaked at 0.36 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.26, in 2000.

That places Namibia 101st out of 192 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.277 0.26 0.31 10
2010s 0.321 0.29 0.36 10
2020s 0.345 0.33 0.36 2

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 98 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.38 compare
  2. 99 Ecuador 0.37 compare
  3. 99 Haiti 0.37 compare
  4. 101 Bangladesh 0.36 compare
  5. 103 Armenia 0.35 compare
  6. 103 Uzbekistan 0.35 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rates from drug use disorders who in Namibia?
Death rates from drug use disorders who in Namibia was 0.36 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rates from drug use disorders who recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 0.36 in 2015.
What is the lowest death rates from drug use disorders who recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.26 in 2000.
How does Namibia rank for death rates from drug use disorders who?
Namibia ranks 101st out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rates from drug use disorders who rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Namibia 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
Source
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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