Deaths from drug use disorders by age who in Malaysia
Malaysia: Deaths from drug use disorders by age who was 8.18 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Deaths from drug use disorders by age who in Malaysia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, deaths from drug use disorders by age who in Malaysia stood at 8.18. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.2% on the previous year and up 49.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from drug use disorders by age who in Malaysia peaked at 8.18 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.51, in 2000.
Malaysia ranks 67th 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.
Deaths from drug use disorders by age who in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.51 | — |
| 2001 | 3.58 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 3.61 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 3.82 | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 4.02 | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 4.2 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 4.33 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 4.53 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 4.89 | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 5.31 | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 5.54 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 5.46 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 5.52 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 5.82 | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 6.07 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 6.33 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 6.43 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 6.76 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 7.04 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 7.37 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 6.14 | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 8.18 | +33.2% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 8.18 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.15, 2.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 8.18 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.815, 10.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths from drug use disorders by age who in Malaysia 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 | +33.2% | 6.14 | 8.18 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.18 | 3.51 | 5.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.23 | 5.46 | 7.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.16 | 6.14 | 8.18 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from drug use disorders by age who in Malaysia?
- Deaths from drug use disorders by age who in Malaysia was 8.18 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from drug use disorders by age who recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.18 in 2021.
- What is the lowest deaths from drug use disorders by age who recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.51 in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for deaths from drug use disorders by age who?
- Malaysia ranks 67th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from drug use disorders by age who rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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