Deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex was 0.06 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.06
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
124th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.07
in 2019
All-time low
0.03
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.06 for deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex in 2021.
The figure is up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.07 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.03, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 124th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.03 | — |
| 2001 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.04 | +33.3% |
| 2008 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.05 | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.06 | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.07 | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 0.06 | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.06 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.195, 31% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.06 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.085, 71% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.033 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.053 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex in Papua New Guinea?
- Deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex in Papua New Guinea was 0.06 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.07 in 2019.
- What is the lowest deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 124th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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