Deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex in Zambia

Zambia: Deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex was 0.8 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.8
Change on year
up 60.0%
World rank
67th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.8
in 2021
All-time low
0.31
in 2006
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex in Zambia, 2000–2021

00.20.40.60.82000201020212000: 0.422001: 0.432002: 0.492003: 0.462004: 0.382005: 0.332006: 0.312007: 0.322008: 0.332009: 0.362010: 0.362011: 0.392012: 0.42013: 0.422014: 0.442015: 0.442016: 0.422017: 0.472018: 0.482019: 0.512020: 0.52021: 0.8

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

Annual values for Deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex in Zambia, 2000 to 2021.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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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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Deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex
Source
Our World in Data
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CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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