Death rates from drug use disorders who in Nauru

Nauru: Death rates from drug use disorders who was 0.16 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.16
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
139th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.2
in 2008
All-time low
0.09
in 2015
Years of data
22
2000–2021

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

00.050.10.150.22000201020212000: 0.192001: 0.192002: 0.192003: 0.192004: 0.192005: 0.192006: 0.192007: 0.192008: 0.22009: 0.22010: 0.22011: 0.192012: 0.192013: 0.192014: 0.182015: 0.092016: 0.092017: 0.092018: 0.172019: 0.162020: 0.162021: 0.16

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, death rates from drug use disorders who in Nauru stood at 0.16.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rates from drug use disorders who in Nauru peaked at 0.2 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.09, in 2015.

Nauru ranks 139th of 194 countries on this measure, 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 Nauru, year by year

Annual values for Death rates from drug use disorders who in Nauru, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.19 —
2001 0.19 +0.0%
2002 0.19 +0.0%
2003 0.19 +0.0%
2004 0.19 +0.0%
2005 0.19 +0.0%
2006 0.19 +0.0%
2007 0.19 +0.0%
2008 0.2 +5.3%
2009 0.2 +0.0%
2010 0.2 +0.0%
2011 0.19 -5.0%
2012 0.19 +0.0%
2013 0.19 +0.0%
2014 0.18 -5.3%
2015 0.09 -50.0%
2016 0.09 +0.0%
2017 0.09 +0.0%
2018 0.17 +88.9%
2019 0.16 -5.9%
2020 0.16 +0.0%
2021 0.16 +0.0%

Nauru compared with similar countries

  • Nauru's 0.16 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.89, 18% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
  • Nauru's 0.16 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.155, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.192 0.19 0.2 10
2010s 0.155 0.09 0.2 10
2020s 0.16 0.16 0.16 2

Countries ranked near Nauru

  1. 136 Kenya 0.17 compare
  2. 136 Montenegro 0.17 compare
  3. 136 Saint Lucia 0.17 compare
  4. 139 Panama 0.16 compare
  5. 139 Philippines 0.16 compare
  6. 142 Cambodia 0.15 compare
  7. 142 Jamaica 0.15 compare
  8. 142 Micronesia (country) 0.15 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rates from drug use disorders who in Nauru?
Death rates from drug use disorders who in Nauru was 0.16 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rates from drug use disorders who recorded in Nauru?
The highest recorded value was 0.2 in 2008.
What is the lowest death rates from drug use disorders who recorded in Nauru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.09 in 2015.
How does Nauru rank for death rates from drug use disorders who?
Nauru ranks 139th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rates from drug use disorders who rising or falling in Nauru?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nauru 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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