Deaths from drug use disorders by age who in Botswana

Botswana: Deaths from drug use disorders by age who was 0.93 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.93
Change on year
down 21.8%
World rank
120th
of 192 countries
All-time high
1.19
in 2020
All-time low
0.53
in 2002
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths from drug use disorders by age who in Botswana, 2000–2021

00.250.50.7511.22000201020212000: 0.562001: 0.592002: 0.532003: 0.572004: 0.642005: 0.72006: 0.662007: 0.752008: 0.852009: 0.912010: 0.962011: 12012: 12013: 1.12014: 1.12015: 1.12016: 1.12017: 1.12018: 1.12019: 1.12020: 1.22021: 0.93

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, deaths from drug use disorders by age who in Botswana stood at 0.93.

The figure is down 21.8% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths from drug use disorders by age who in Botswana peaked at 1.19 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.53, in 2002.

Botswana ranks 120th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Deaths from drug use disorders by age who in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Deaths from drug use disorders by age who in Botswana, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.56
2001 0.59 +5.4%
2002 0.53 -10.2%
2003 0.57 +7.5%
2004 0.64 +12.3%
2005 0.7 +9.4%
2006 0.66 -5.7%
2007 0.75 +13.6%
2008 0.85 +13.3%
2009 0.91 +7.1%
2010 0.96 +5.5%
2011 1 +4.2%
2012 1.04 +4.0%
2013 1.08 +3.8%
2014 1.1 +1.9%
2015 1.08 -1.8%
2016 1.08 +0.0%
2017 1.06 -1.9%
2018 1.06 +0.0%
2019 1.06 +0.0%
2020 1.19 +12.3%
2021 0.93 -21.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.676 0.53 0.91 10
2010s 1.05 0.96 1.1 10
2020s 1.06 0.93 1.19 2

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 117 Iceland 1.05 compare
  2. 118 Burkina Faso 1.03 compare
  3. 119 Niger 1.02 compare
  4. 121 Djibouti 0.91 compare
  5. 122 Haiti 0.89 compare
  6. 123 Benin 0.87 compare
  7. 123 Guinea 0.87 compare
  8. 123 Saudi Arabia 0.87 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths from drug use disorders by age who in Botswana?
Deaths from drug use disorders by age who in Botswana was 0.93 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths from drug use disorders by age who recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 1.19 in 2020.
What is the lowest deaths from drug use disorders by age who recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.53 in 2002.
How does Botswana rank for deaths from drug use disorders by age who?
Botswana ranks 120th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths from drug use disorders by age who rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths from drug use disorders by age who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Deaths from drug use disorders by age 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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