Deaths from drug use disorders ghe in Eswatini

Eswatini: Deaths from drug use disorders ghe was 8.54 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
8.54
Change on year
up 21.8%
World rank
128th
of 192 countries
All-time high
8.54
in 2021
All-time low
2.66
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths from drug use disorders ghe in Eswatini, 2000–2021

24682000201020212000: 2.72001: 2.92002: 3.42003: 3.52004: 3.72005: 42006: 4.32007: 4.82008: 5.22009: 5.12010: 82011: 5.92012: 6.22013: 6.32014: 6.22015: 6.12016: 6.32017: 7.52018: 8.32019: 7.92020: 72021: 8.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, deaths from drug use disorders ghe in Eswatini stood at 8.54. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 21.8% on the previous year and up 44.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths from drug use disorders ghe in Eswatini peaked at 8.54 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.66, in 2000.

That places Eswatini 128th out of 192 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 ghe in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Deaths from drug use disorders ghe in Eswatini, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 2.66
2001 2.94 +10.5%
2002 3.38 +15.0%
2003 3.48 +3.0%
2004 3.73 +7.2%
2005 3.99 +7.0%
2006 4.35 +9.0%
2007 4.81 +10.6%
2008 5.25 +9.1%
2009 5.08 -3.2%
2010 7.96 +56.7%
2011 5.9 -25.9%
2012 6.21 +5.3%
2013 6.3 +1.4%
2014 6.19 -1.7%
2015 6.08 -1.8%
2016 6.3 +3.6%
2017 7.54 +19.7%
2018 8.31 +10.2%
2019 7.87 -5.3%
2020 7.01 -10.9%
2021 8.54 +21.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.97 2.66 5.25 10
2010s 6.87 5.9 8.31 10
2020s 7.77 7.01 8.54 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths from drug use disorders ghe in Eswatini?
Deaths from drug use disorders ghe in Eswatini was 8.54 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths from drug use disorders ghe recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 8.54 in 2021.
What is the lowest deaths from drug use disorders ghe recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 2.66 in 2000.
How does Eswatini rank for deaths from drug use disorders ghe?
Eswatini ranks 128th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths from drug use disorders ghe rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eswatini data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths from drug use disorders ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Deaths from drug use disorders ghe
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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