Death rates from drug use disorders who in Venezuela

Venezuela: Death rates from drug use disorders who was 0.11 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.11
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
154th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.21
in 2016
All-time low
0.11
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021

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

00.050.10.150.22000201020212000: 0.142001: 0.152002: 0.152003: 0.152004: 0.132005: 0.122006: 0.122007: 0.122008: 0.132009: 0.132010: 0.122011: 0.132012: 0.142013: 0.132014: 0.132015: 0.132016: 0.212017: 0.152018: 0.132019: 0.122020: 0.112021: 0.11

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Venezuela recorded 0.11 for death rates from drug use disorders who in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rates from drug use disorders who in Venezuela peaked at 0.21 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.11, in 2020.

That places Venezuela 154th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Death rates from drug use disorders who in Venezuela, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.14 —
2001 0.15 +7.1%
2002 0.15 +0.0%
2003 0.15 +0.0%
2004 0.13 -13.3%
2005 0.12 -7.7%
2006 0.12 +0.0%
2007 0.12 +0.0%
2008 0.13 +8.3%
2009 0.13 +0.0%
2010 0.12 -7.7%
2011 0.13 +8.3%
2012 0.14 +7.7%
2013 0.13 -7.1%
2014 0.13 +0.0%
2015 0.13 +0.0%
2016 0.21 +61.5%
2017 0.15 -28.6%
2018 0.13 -13.3%
2019 0.12 -7.7%
2020 0.11 -8.3%
2021 0.11 +0.0%

Venezuela compared with similar countries

  • Venezuela's 0.11 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.29, 38% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Venezuela's 0.11 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.32, 34% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.134 0.12 0.15 10
2010s 0.139 0.12 0.21 10
2020s 0.11 0.11 0.11 2

Countries ranked near Venezuela

  1. 151 Samoa 0.12 compare
  2. 151 Solomon Islands 0.12 compare
  3. 151 Tonga 0.12 compare
  4. 154 Laos 0.11 compare
  5. 154 Myanmar 0.11 compare
  6. 157 Belize 0.1 compare
  7. 157 Vanuatu 0.1 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 Venezuela?
Death rates from drug use disorders who in Venezuela was 0.11 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rates from drug use disorders who recorded in Venezuela?
The highest recorded value was 0.21 in 2016.
What is the lowest death rates from drug use disorders who recorded in Venezuela?
The lowest recorded value was 0.11 in 2020.
How does Venezuela rank for death rates from drug use disorders who?
Venezuela ranks 154th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rates from drug use disorders who rising or falling in Venezuela?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Venezuela 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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