Deaths drug overdoses who in Zambia
Zambia: Deaths drug overdoses who was 135 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Deaths drug overdoses who in Zambia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 135 for deaths drug overdoses who in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.2% on the previous year and up 105.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths drug overdoses who in Zambia peaked at 135 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 35.22, in 2000.
Zambia ranks 45th of 194 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.22 | — |
| 2001 | 36.62 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 38.27 | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 39.46 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 41.22 | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 43.14 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 46.01 | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 49.06 | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 52.55 | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 56.31 | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 60.89 | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 65.75 | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 70.36 | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 73.47 | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 77.45 | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 81.37 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 84.94 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 90.5 | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 95.15 | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 95.52 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 94.93 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 135 | +42.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 135 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.34, 11.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 135 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.47, 15.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths drug overdoses who in Zambia 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 | +42.2% | 94.93 | 135 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.79 | 35.22 | 56.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.54 | 60.89 | 95.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 114.97 | 94.93 | 135 | 2 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0743 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths drug overdoses who in Zambia?
- Deaths drug overdoses who in Zambia was 135 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths drug overdoses who recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 135 in 2021.
- What is the lowest deaths drug overdoses who recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.22 in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for deaths drug overdoses who?
- Zambia ranks 45th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths drug overdoses who rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.3%. 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 drug overdoses who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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