Drug use disorder deaths by age in Kiribati

Kiribati: Drug use disorder deaths by age was 0.31 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.31 deaths
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
145th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.31 deaths
in 2020
All-time low
0.13 deaths
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Drug use disorder deaths by age in Kiribati, 2000–2021

00.10.20.32000201020212000: 0.13 deaths2001: 0.13 deaths2002: 0.15 deaths2003: 0.16 deaths2004: 0.18 deaths2005: 0.18 deaths2006: 0.17 deaths2007: 0.18 deaths2008: 0.18 deaths2009: 0.19 deaths2010: 0.2 deaths2011: 0.22 deaths2012: 0.23 deaths2013: 0.25 deaths2014: 0.25 deaths2015: 0.24 deaths2016: 0.24 deaths2017: 0.24 deaths2018: 0.24 deaths2019: 0.26 deaths2020: 0.31 deaths2021: 0.31 deaths

Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.

Analysis

In 2021, drug use disorder deaths by age in Kiribati stood at 0.31 deaths. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 40.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drug use disorder deaths by age in Kiribati peaked at 0.31 deaths in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.13 deaths, in 2000.

Kiribati ranks 145th of 194 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.

Drug use disorder deaths by age in Kiribati, year by year

Annual values for Drug use disorder deaths by age in Kiribati, 2000 to 2021.
Year deaths Change
2000 0.13 deaths
2001 0.13 deaths +0.0%
2002 0.15 deaths +15.4%
2003 0.16 deaths +6.7%
2004 0.18 deaths +12.5%
2005 0.18 deaths +0.0%
2006 0.17 deaths -5.6%
2007 0.18 deaths +5.9%
2008 0.18 deaths +0.0%
2009 0.19 deaths +5.6%
2010 0.2 deaths +5.3%
2011 0.22 deaths +10.0%
2012 0.23 deaths +4.5%
2013 0.25 deaths +8.7%
2014 0.25 deaths +0.0%
2015 0.24 deaths -4.0%
2016 0.24 deaths +0.0%
2017 0.24 deaths +0.0%
2018 0.24 deaths +0.0%
2019 0.26 deaths +8.3%
2020 0.31 deaths +19.2%
2021 0.31 deaths +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.165 deaths 0.13 deaths 0.19 deaths 10
2010s 0.237 deaths 0.2 deaths 0.26 deaths 10
2020s 0.31 deaths 0.31 deaths 0.31 deaths 2

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 142 Jamaica 0.42 deaths compare
  2. 143 Congo 0.42 deaths compare
  3. 144 Mauritania 0.38 deaths compare
  4. 145 Grenada 0.31 deaths compare
  5. 147 Bahrain 0.3 deaths compare
  6. 147 Liberia 0.3 deaths compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drug use disorder deaths by age in Kiribati?
Drug use disorder deaths by age in Kiribati was 0.31 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest drug use disorder deaths by age recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 0.31 deaths in 2020.
What is the lowest drug use disorder deaths by age recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 0.13 deaths in 2000.
How does Kiribati rank for drug use disorder deaths by age?
Kiribati ranks 145th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is drug use disorder deaths by age rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kiribati data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Drug use disorder deaths by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drug use disorder deaths by age
Unit
deaths
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by 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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