Deaths from substance use disorders who in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Deaths from substance use disorders who was 7.06 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
7.06
Change on year
up 14.6%
World rank
136th
of 192 countries
All-time high
7.49
in 2019
All-time low
4.18
in 2008
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths from substance use disorders who in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2021

024682000201020212000: 4.72001: 4.62002: 4.52003: 4.32004: 4.32005: 4.32006: 4.32007: 4.22008: 4.22009: 4.52010: 4.92011: 5.12012: 52013: 5.12014: 62015: 6.42016: 6.72017: 6.52018: 72019: 7.52020: 6.22021: 7.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 7.06 for deaths from substance use disorders who in 2021.

The figure is up 14.6% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths from substance use disorders who in Papua New Guinea peaked at 7.49 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.18, in 2008.

Papua New Guinea ranks 136th of 192 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Deaths from substance use disorders who in Papua New Guinea, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 4.65
2001 4.56 -1.9%
2002 4.52 -0.9%
2003 4.33 -4.2%
2004 4.27 -1.4%
2005 4.29 +0.5%
2006 4.33 +0.9%
2007 4.21 -2.8%
2008 4.18 -0.7%
2009 4.48 +7.2%
2010 4.86 +8.5%
2011 5.14 +5.8%
2012 5 -2.7%
2013 5.14 +2.8%
2014 6.05 +17.7%
2015 6.37 +5.3%
2016 6.65 +4.4%
2017 6.55 -1.5%
2018 7.01 +7.0%
2019 7.49 +6.8%
2020 6.16 -17.8%
2021 7.06 +14.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.38 4.18 4.65 10
2010s 6.03 4.86 7.49 10
2020s 6.61 6.16 7.06 2

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 133 Trinidad and Tobago 7.35 compare
  2. 134 Malta 7.3 compare
  3. 135 Comoros 7.13 compare
  4. 137 Jordan 6.97 compare
  5. 137 Panama 6.97 compare
  6. 139 Qatar 6.95 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths from substance use disorders who in Papua New Guinea?
Deaths from substance use disorders who in Papua New Guinea was 7.06 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths from substance use disorders who recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 7.49 in 2019.
What is the lowest deaths from substance use disorders who recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 4.18 in 2008.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for deaths from substance use disorders who?
Papua New Guinea ranks 136th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths from substance use disorders who 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 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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