Deaths drug use disorders by sex in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Deaths drug use disorders by sex was 28.77 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Deaths drug use disorders by sex in Zimbabwe, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 28.77 for deaths drug use disorders by sex in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 17.3% on the previous year and up 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths drug use disorders by sex in Zimbabwe peaked at 28.77 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.35, in 2000.
That places Zimbabwe 54th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Deaths drug use disorders by sex in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.35 | — |
| 2001 | 12.87 | +13.4% |
| 2002 | 14.5 | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 16 | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 16.16 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 14.38 | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 14.72 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 14.9 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 15.65 | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 13.45 | -14.1% |
| 2010 | 18.99 | +41.2% |
| 2011 | 19.64 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 18.88 | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 19.3 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 18.86 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 19.65 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 20.79 | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 21.72 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 24.04 | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 24.42 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 24.53 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 28.77 | +17.3% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 28.77 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.62, 6.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 28.77 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.71, 16.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths drug use disorders by sex in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +41.2% | 13.45 | 18.99 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.4 | 11.35 | 16.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.63 | 18.86 | 24.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.65 | 24.53 | 28.77 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths drug use disorders by sex in Zimbabwe?
- Deaths drug use disorders by sex in Zimbabwe was 28.77 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths drug use disorders by sex recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 28.77 in 2021.
- What is the lowest deaths drug use disorders by sex recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.35 in 2000.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for deaths drug use disorders by sex?
- Zimbabwe ranks 54th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths drug use disorders by sex rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths drug use disorders by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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