Deaths drug overdoses who in Zambia
Zambia: Deaths drug overdoses who was 135 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
135
Change on year
up 42.2%
World rank
45th
of 192 countries
All-time high
135
in 2021
All-time low
35.22
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
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 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 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% |
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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More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 809.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,894 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2821 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5703 units per person (2025)
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 192 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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