Deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex in Zambia
Zambia: Deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex was 0.8 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex in Zambia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.8 for deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 60.0% on the previous year and up 105.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex in Zambia peaked at 0.8 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.31, in 2006.
That places Zambia 67th out of 192 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.42 | — |
| 2001 | 0.43 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.49 | +14.0% |
| 2003 | 0.46 | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.38 | -17.4% |
| 2005 | 0.33 | -13.2% |
| 2006 | 0.31 | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.32 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.33 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.36 | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.36 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.39 | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.42 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.44 | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.44 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.42 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.47 | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 0.48 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.51 | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8 | +60.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.383 | 0.31 | 0.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.433 | 0.36 | 0.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.65 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 809.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,894 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 5.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0119 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 6.23 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0081 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex in Zambia?
- Deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex in Zambia was 0.8 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 in 2021.
- What is the lowest deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.31 in 2006.
- How does Zambia rank for deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex?
- Zambia ranks 67th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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