Deaths from substance use disorders who in Eswatini

Eswatini: Deaths from substance use disorders who was 8.54 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
8.54
Change on year
up 21.8%
World rank
128th
of 194 countries
All-time high
8.54
in 2021
All-time low
2.66
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths from substance use disorders who 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

Eswatini recorded 8.54 for deaths from substance use disorders who in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 21.8% on the previous year and up 44.7% over ten years.

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

Eswatini ranks 128th 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 substance use disorders who in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Deaths from substance use disorders who 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%

Eswatini compared with similar countries

  • Eswatini's 8.54 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.97, 48% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Eswatini's 8.54 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.8, 87% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Deaths from substance use disorders who in Eswatini 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.

YearChange FromTo
2010 +56.7% 5.08 7.96

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

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 125 Armenia 9.9 compare
  2. 126 Cameroon 9.24 compare
  3. 127 Namibia 9.06 compare
  4. 129 Laos 8.22 compare
  5. 130 Gabon 7.99 compare
  6. 131 Cote d'Ivoire 7.89 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths from substance use disorders who in Eswatini?
Deaths from substance use disorders who in Eswatini was 8.54 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths from substance use disorders who recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 8.54 in 2021.
What is the lowest deaths from substance use disorders who recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 2.66 in 2000.
How does Eswatini rank for deaths from substance use disorders who?
Eswatini ranks 128th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths from substance use disorders who 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 substance use disorders who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Deaths from substance use disorders who
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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