Deaths drug overdoses who in Gambia

Gambia: Deaths drug overdoses who was 0.65 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.65
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
163rd
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.67
in 2020
All-time low
0.28
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths drug overdoses who in Gambia, 2000–2021

00.20.40.62000201020212000: 0.32001: 0.282002: 0.32003: 0.322004: 0.342005: 0.352006: 0.362007: 0.372008: 0.392009: 0.412010: 0.412011: 0.452012: 0.472013: 0.492014: 0.512015: 0.532016: 0.552017: 0.592018: 0.612019: 0.652020: 0.672021: 0.65

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, deaths drug overdoses who in Gambia stood at 0.65.

The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths drug overdoses who in Gambia peaked at 0.67 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.28, in 2001.

That places Gambia 163rd out of 192 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Deaths drug overdoses who in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for Deaths drug overdoses who in Gambia, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.3
2001 0.28 -6.7%
2002 0.3 +7.1%
2003 0.32 +6.7%
2004 0.34 +6.3%
2005 0.35 +2.9%
2006 0.36 +2.9%
2007 0.37 +2.8%
2008 0.39 +5.4%
2009 0.41 +5.1%
2010 0.41 +0.0%
2011 0.45 +9.8%
2012 0.47 +4.4%
2013 0.49 +4.3%
2014 0.51 +4.1%
2015 0.53 +3.9%
2016 0.55 +3.8%
2017 0.59 +7.3%
2018 0.61 +3.4%
2019 0.65 +6.6%
2020 0.67 +3.1%
2021 0.65 -3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.342 0.28 0.41 10
2010s 0.526 0.41 0.65 10
2020s 0.66 0.65 0.67 2

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 160 Dominican Republic 0.83 compare
  2. 161 Solomon Islands 0.68 compare
  3. 162 Montenegro 0.66 compare
  4. 164 Brunei 0.6 compare
  5. 165 Nicaragua 0.58 compare
  6. 166 Guinea-Bissau 0.49 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths drug overdoses who in Gambia?
Deaths drug overdoses who in Gambia was 0.65 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths drug overdoses who recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.67 in 2020.
What is the lowest deaths drug overdoses who recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.28 in 2001.
How does Gambia rank for deaths drug overdoses who?
Gambia ranks 163rd out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths drug overdoses who rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gambia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths drug overdoses who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Deaths drug overdoses who
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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