Drug use disorder deaths in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Drug use disorder deaths was 7.06 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Drug use disorder deaths in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2021, drug use disorder deaths in Papua New Guinea stood at 7.06 deaths.
The figure is up 14.6% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder deaths in Papua New Guinea peaked at 7.49 deaths in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.18 deaths, in 2008.
Papua New Guinea ranks 136th 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 in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.65 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 4.56 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 4.52 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 4.33 deaths | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 4.27 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 4.29 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 4.33 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 4.21 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 4.18 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 4.48 deaths | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 4.86 deaths | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 5.14 deaths | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 5 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 5.14 deaths | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 6.05 deaths | +17.7% |
| 2015 | 6.37 deaths | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 6.65 deaths | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 6.55 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 7.01 deaths | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 7.49 deaths | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 6.16 deaths | -17.8% |
| 2021 | 7.06 deaths | +14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.38 deaths | 4.18 deaths | 4.65 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.03 deaths | 4.86 deaths | 7.49 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.61 deaths | 6.16 deaths | 7.06 deaths | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder deaths in Papua New Guinea?
- Drug use disorder deaths in Papua New Guinea was 7.06 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 recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 7.49 deaths in 2019.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder deaths recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.18 deaths in 2008.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for drug use disorder deaths?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 136th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder deaths rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders in both sexes.