Death rates from drug use disorders who in Somalia

Somalia: Death rates from drug use disorders who was 0.54 in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.54
Change on year
up 10.2%
World rank
82nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.54
in 2021
All-time low
0.42
in 2011
Years of data
22
2000–2021

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

00.20.40.62000201020212000: 0.532001: 0.532002: 0.532003: 0.522004: 0.532005: 0.512006: 0.512007: 0.492008: 0.52009: 0.522010: 0.482011: 0.422012: 0.472013: 0.52014: 0.52015: 0.52016: 0.52017: 0.52018: 0.512019: 0.512020: 0.492021: 0.54

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Somalia recorded 0.54 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 10.2% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rates from drug use disorders who in Somalia peaked at 0.54 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.42, in 2011.

That places Somalia 82nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Death rates from drug use disorders who in Somalia, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.53 —
2001 0.53 +0.0%
2002 0.53 +0.0%
2003 0.52 -1.9%
2004 0.53 +1.9%
2005 0.51 -3.8%
2006 0.51 +0.0%
2007 0.49 -3.9%
2008 0.5 +2.0%
2009 0.52 +4.0%
2010 0.48 -7.7%
2011 0.42 -12.5%
2012 0.47 +11.9%
2013 0.5 +6.4%
2014 0.5 +0.0%
2015 0.5 +0.0%
2016 0.5 +0.0%
2017 0.5 +0.0%
2018 0.51 +2.0%
2019 0.51 +0.0%
2020 0.49 -3.9%
2021 0.54 +10.2%

Somalia compared with similar countries

  • Somalia's 0.54 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Somalia's 0.54 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.29, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.517 0.49 0.53 10
2010s 0.489 0.42 0.51 10
2020s 0.515 0.49 0.54 2

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 80 Sri Lanka 0.57 compare
  2. 81 North Korea 0.55 compare
  3. 82 Dominica 0.54 compare
  4. 82 Zimbabwe 0.54 compare
  5. 85 United Arab Emirates 0.51 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 Somalia?
Death rates from drug use disorders who in Somalia was 0.54 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rates from drug use disorders who recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 0.54 in 2021.
What is the lowest death rates from drug use disorders who recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.42 in 2011.
How does Somalia rank for death rates from drug use disorders who?
Somalia ranks 82nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rates from drug use disorders who rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Somalia 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
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Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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