Death rates from drug use disorders who in Philippines

Philippines: Death rates from drug use disorders who was 0.16 in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
0.16
Change on year
up 23.1%
World rank
139th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.16
in 2021
All-time low
0.02
in 2016
Years of data
22
2000–2021

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

00.050.10.152000201020212000: 0.062001: 0.042002: 0.062003: 0.082004: 0.062005: 0.062006: 0.092007: 0.052008: 0.032009: 0.032010: 0.042011: 0.052012: 0.052013: 0.042014: 0.032015: 0.072016: 0.022017: 0.152018: 0.092019: 0.112020: 0.132021: 0.16

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for death rates from drug use disorders who in Philippines is 0.16, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.1% on the previous year and up 220.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rates from drug use disorders who in Philippines peaked at 0.16 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.02, in 2016.

That places Philippines 139th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Death rates from drug use disorders who in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Death rates from drug use disorders who in Philippines, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.06 —
2001 0.04 -33.3%
2002 0.06 +50.0%
2003 0.08 +33.3%
2004 0.06 -25.0%
2005 0.06 +0.0%
2006 0.09 +50.0%
2007 0.05 -44.4%
2008 0.03 -40.0%
2009 0.03 +0.0%
2010 0.04 +33.3%
2011 0.05 +25.0%
2012 0.05 +0.0%
2013 0.04 -20.0%
2014 0.03 -25.0%
2015 0.07 +133.3%
2016 0.02 -71.4%
2017 0.15 +650.0%
2018 0.09 -40.0%
2019 0.11 +22.2%
2020 0.13 +18.2%
2021 0.16 +23.1%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 0.16 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.345, 46% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 0.16 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.155, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Death rates from drug use disorders who in Philippines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2017 +650.0% 0.02 0.15

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.056 0.03 0.09 10
2010s 0.065 0.02 0.15 10
2020s 0.145 0.13 0.16 2

Countries ranked near Philippines

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

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rates from drug use disorders who in Philippines?
Death rates from drug use disorders who in Philippines was 0.16 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rates from drug use disorders who recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.16 in 2021.
What is the lowest death rates from drug use disorders who recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.02 in 2016.
How does Philippines rank for death rates from drug use disorders who?
Philippines ranks 139th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rates from drug use disorders who rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 220.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Philippines 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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