Death rates substance disorders who in Japan

Japan: Death rates substance disorders who was 0.7284 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.7284
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
159th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.7284
in 2021
All-time low
0.5561
in 2016
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Death rates substance disorders who in Japan, 2000–2021

00.20.40.60.82000201020212000: 0.5592001: 0.6012002: 0.5882003: 0.5642004: 0.5872005: 0.6042006: 0.6032007: 0.5872008: 0.6142009: 0.6612010: 0.5932011: 0.7192012: 0.6452013: 0.5982014: 0.6082015: 0.5862016: 0.5562017: 0.6332018: 0.6142019: 0.6242020: 0.6952021: 0.728

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for death rates substance disorders who in Japan is 0.7284, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rates substance disorders who in Japan peaked at 0.7284 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5561, in 2016.

Japan ranks 159th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Death rates substance disorders who in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Death rates substance disorders who in Japan, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.559
2001 0.6005 +7.4%
2002 0.5875 -2.2%
2003 0.5639 -4.0%
2004 0.5872 +4.1%
2005 0.6039 +2.9%
2006 0.6029 -0.2%
2007 0.5874 -2.6%
2008 0.6137 +4.5%
2009 0.661 +7.7%
2010 0.5932 -10.3%
2011 0.7188 +21.2%
2012 0.6448 -10.3%
2013 0.5975 -7.3%
2014 0.6085 +1.8%
2015 0.5861 -3.7%
2016 0.5561 -5.1%
2017 0.6329 +13.8%
2018 0.6137 -3.0%
2019 0.6237 +1.6%
2020 0.6953 +11.5%
2021 0.7284 +4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5967 0.559 0.661 10
2010s 0.6175 0.5561 0.7188 10
2020s 0.7118 0.6953 0.7284 2

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 156 Chad 0.7463 compare
  2. 157 Singapore 0.7367 compare
  3. 158 Guinea 0.7293 compare
  4. 160 Malaysia 0.7207 compare
  5. 161 Argentina 0.7123 compare
  6. 162 Mali 0.692 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rates substance disorders who in Japan?
Death rates substance disorders who in Japan was 0.7284 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rates substance disorders who recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 0.7284 in 2021.
What is the lowest death rates substance disorders who recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5561 in 2016.
How does Japan rank for death rates substance disorders who?
Japan ranks 159th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rates substance disorders who rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rates substance disorders who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Death rates substance 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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