Deaths drug overdoses who in Tanzania
Tanzania: Deaths drug overdoses who was 428.5 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Deaths drug overdoses who in Tanzania, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, deaths drug overdoses who in Tanzania stood at 428.5. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.6% on the previous year and up 84.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths drug overdoses who in Tanzania peaked at 428.5 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 137.29, in 2000.
Tanzania ranks 17th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Deaths drug overdoses who in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 137.29 | — |
| 2001 | 141.8 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 146.34 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 160.3 | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 163.65 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 169.93 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 179.34 | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 189.1 | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 198.15 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 207.87 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 229.64 | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 231.85 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 240.77 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 251.89 | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 259.14 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 281.73 | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 292.03 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 293.56 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 301.26 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 346.48 | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 315.92 | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 428.5 | +35.6% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 428.5 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.34, 37.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 428.5 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.47, 50.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths drug overdoses who in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +35.6% | 315.92 | 428.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 169.38 | 137.29 | 207.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 272.83 | 229.64 | 346.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 372.21 | 315.92 | 428.5 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths drug overdoses who in Tanzania?
- Deaths drug overdoses who in Tanzania was 428.5 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths drug overdoses who recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 428.5 in 2021.
- What is the lowest deaths drug overdoses who recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 137.29 in 2000.
- How does Tanzania rank for deaths drug overdoses who?
- Tanzania ranks 17th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths drug overdoses who rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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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