Death rates substance disorders who in Tanzania
Tanzania: Death rates substance disorders who was 1.72 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rates substance disorders who in Tanzania, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rates substance disorders who in Tanzania stood at 1.72. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 25.2% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rates substance disorders who in Tanzania peaked at 1.72 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.26, in 2014.
Tanzania ranks 87th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rates substance disorders who in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.32 | — |
| 2001 | 1.3 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.29 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.31 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.3 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.3 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.3 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.3 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.29 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.3 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.34 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 1.31 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 1.3 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.28 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.26 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.3 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 1.32 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.3 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.33 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.45 | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 1.38 | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 1.72 | +25.2% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 1.72 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.06, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 1.72 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.22, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rates substance disorders who in Tanzania 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +25.2% | 1.38 | 1.72 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3 | 1.29 | 1.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 | 1.26 | 1.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.55 | 1.38 | 1.72 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rates substance disorders who in Tanzania?
- Death rates substance disorders who in Tanzania was 1.72 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rates substance disorders who recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rates substance disorders who recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 in 2014.
- How does Tanzania rank for death rates substance disorders who?
- Tanzania ranks 87th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rates substance disorders who rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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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