Deaths drug overdoses who in Yemen

Yemen: Deaths drug overdoses who was 264.17 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
264.17
Change on year
up 19.5%
World rank
25th
of 192 countries
All-time high
264.17
in 2021
All-time low
119.51
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths drug overdoses who in Yemen, 2000–2021

01002003002000201020212000: 119.52001: 1262002: 131.42003: 135.42004: 140.32005: 1462006: 148.82007: 164.42008: 173.82009: 1782010: 183.32011: 186.32012: 192.22013: 201.42014: 214.62015: 218.92016: 238.32017: 237.62018: 240.82019: 239.12020: 2212021: 264.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Yemen recorded 264.17 for deaths drug overdoses who in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 19.5% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths drug overdoses who in Yemen peaked at 264.17 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 119.51, in 2000.

Yemen ranks 25th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Deaths drug overdoses who in Yemen, year by year

Annual values for Deaths drug overdoses who in Yemen, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 119.51
2001 126.05 +5.5%
2002 131.45 +4.3%
2003 135.45 +3.0%
2004 140.31 +3.6%
2005 145.98 +4.0%
2006 148.81 +1.9%
2007 164.41 +10.5%
2008 173.8 +5.7%
2009 178 +2.4%
2010 183.31 +3.0%
2011 186.31 +1.6%
2012 192.19 +3.2%
2013 201.37 +4.8%
2014 214.55 +6.5%
2015 218.94 +2.0%
2016 238.29 +8.8%
2017 237.6 -0.3%
2018 240.78 +1.3%
2019 239.14 -0.7%
2020 221.03 -7.6%
2021 264.17 +19.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 146.38 119.51 178 10
2010s 215.25 183.31 240.78 10
2020s 242.6 221.03 264.17 2

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 22 Sudan 324.4 compare
  2. 23 Sweden 284.51 compare
  3. 24 Greece 267.19 compare
  4. 26 Indonesia 262.69 compare
  5. 27 Netherlands 256.85 compare
  6. 28 Kazakhstan 246.35 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths drug overdoses who in Yemen?
Deaths drug overdoses who in Yemen was 264.17 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths drug overdoses who recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 264.17 in 2021.
What is the lowest deaths drug overdoses who recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 119.51 in 2000.
How does Yemen rank for deaths drug overdoses who?
Yemen ranks 25th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths drug overdoses who rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Yemen 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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Indicator
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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