Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex in Rwanda

Rwanda: Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex was 1.61 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
1.61
Change on year
up 20.1%
World rank
70th
of 192 countries
All-time high
1.61
in 2021
All-time low
0.62
in 2004
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex in Rwanda, 2000–2021

00.511.52000201020212000: 1.12001: 0.932002: 0.82003: 0.732004: 0.622005: 0.662006: 0.842007: 0.972008: 1.12009: 1.12010: 1.22011: 1.22012: 1.32013: 1.32014: 1.42015: 1.42016: 1.52017: 1.52018: 1.62019: 1.62020: 1.32021: 1.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Rwanda recorded 1.61 for deaths cocaine overdoses by sex in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 20.1% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths cocaine overdoses by sex in Rwanda peaked at 1.61 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.62, in 2004.

Rwanda ranks 70th of 192 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.

Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex in Rwanda, year by year

Annual values for Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex in Rwanda, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 1.1
2001 0.93 -15.5%
2002 0.8 -14.0%
2003 0.73 -8.8%
2004 0.62 -15.1%
2005 0.66 +6.5%
2006 0.84 +27.3%
2007 0.97 +15.5%
2008 1.1 +13.4%
2009 1.15 +4.5%
2010 1.2 +4.3%
2011 1.23 +2.5%
2012 1.32 +7.3%
2013 1.34 +1.5%
2014 1.38 +3.0%
2015 1.42 +2.9%
2016 1.46 +2.8%
2017 1.54 +5.5%
2018 1.55 +0.6%
2019 1.58 +1.9%
2020 1.34 -15.2%
2021 1.61 +20.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.89 0.62 1.15 10
2010s 1.4 1.2 1.58 10
2020s 1.48 1.34 1.61 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths cocaine overdoses by sex in Rwanda?
Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex in Rwanda was 1.61 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths cocaine overdoses by sex recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 1.61 in 2021.
What is the lowest deaths cocaine overdoses by sex recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.62 in 2004.
How does Rwanda rank for deaths cocaine overdoses by sex?
Rwanda ranks 70th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths cocaine overdoses by sex rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Rwanda data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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