Death rates substance disorders who in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Death rates substance disorders who was 10.97 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
10.97
Change on year
up 8.6%
World rank
16th
of 192 countries
All-time high
10.97
in 2021
All-time low
4.6
in 2003
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Death rates substance disorders who in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2000–2021

02.557.5102000201020212000: 52001: 5.42002: 52003: 4.62004: 52005: 5.12006: 52007: 5.42008: 62009: 5.82010: 5.92011: 5.42012: 5.42013: 5.82014: 6.82015: 7.32016: 7.72017: 7.92018: 9.52019: 9.42020: 10.12021: 11

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 10.97 for death rates substance disorders who in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.6% on the previous year and up 103.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rates substance disorders who in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 10.97 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.6, in 2003.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 16th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Death rates substance disorders who in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Death rates substance disorders who in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 4.97
2001 5.36 +7.9%
2002 4.96 -7.5%
2003 4.6 -7.2%
2004 5 +8.5%
2005 5.11 +2.2%
2006 4.96 -3.0%
2007 5.45 +9.9%
2008 5.98 +9.8%
2009 5.81 -2.9%
2010 5.87 +1.0%
2011 5.39 -8.1%
2012 5.36 -0.6%
2013 5.81 +8.3%
2014 6.75 +16.3%
2015 7.32 +8.4%
2016 7.71 +5.3%
2017 7.89 +2.3%
2018 9.49 +20.3%
2019 9.38 -1.2%
2020 10.1 +7.8%
2021 10.97 +8.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.22 4.6 5.98 10
2010s 7.1 5.36 9.49 10
2020s 10.54 10.1 10.97 2

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 13 El Salvador 13.96 compare
  2. 14 Ukraine 12.55 compare
  3. 15 Iceland 11.69 compare
  4. 17 Croatia 10.75 compare
  5. 18 Lithuania 10.24 compare
  6. 19 Austria 9.84 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rates substance disorders who in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Death rates substance disorders who in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 10.97 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rates substance disorders who recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 10.97 in 2021.
What is the lowest death rates substance disorders who recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 4.6 in 2003.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for death rates substance disorders who?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 16th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rates substance disorders who rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 103.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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