Deaths from drug use disorders by age who in Namibia
Namibia: Deaths from drug use disorders by age who was 1.09 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Deaths from drug use disorders by age who in Namibia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 1.09 for deaths from drug use disorders by age who in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.3% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from drug use disorders by age who in Namibia peaked at 1.52 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.69, in 2000.
That places Namibia 115th 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 from drug use disorders by age who in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.69 | — |
| 2001 | 0.69 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.72 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.73 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.73 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.77 | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.77 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.77 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.88 | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 0.91 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.92 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.97 | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 1.04 | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 1.04 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1 | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 1.16 | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 1.25 | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 1.36 | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 1.52 | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 1.09 | -28.3% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 1.09 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.58, 69% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 1.09 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.12, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths from drug use disorders by age who in Namibia 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 | -28.3% | 1.52 | 1.09 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.745 | 0.69 | 0.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 | 0.9 | 1.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 | 1.09 | 1.52 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from drug use disorders by age who in Namibia?
- Deaths from drug use disorders by age who in Namibia was 1.09 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from drug use disorders by age who recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 in 2020.
- What is the lowest deaths from drug use disorders by age who recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.69 in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for deaths from drug use disorders by age who?
- Namibia ranks 115th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from drug use disorders by age who rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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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