Opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Opioid use disorder deaths by sex was 86.67 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Afghanistan, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2021, opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Afghanistan stood at 86.67 deaths. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Afghanistan peaked at 86.67 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 41.09 deaths, in 2000.
Afghanistan ranks 21st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.09 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 42.6 deaths | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 43.53 deaths | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 47.74 deaths | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 51.4 deaths | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 53.37 deaths | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 53.16 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 53.13 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 53.42 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 49.13 deaths | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 49.67 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 58.01 deaths | +16.8% |
| 2012 | 60.71 deaths | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 62.79 deaths | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 64.85 deaths | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 60.81 deaths | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 64.56 deaths | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 70.5 deaths | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 74.06 deaths | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 79.26 deaths | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 83.19 deaths | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 86.67 deaths | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.86 deaths | 41.09 deaths | 53.42 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.52 deaths | 49.67 deaths | 79.26 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.93 deaths | 83.19 deaths | 86.67 deaths | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Afghanistan?
- Opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Afghanistan was 86.67 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest opioid use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 86.67 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest opioid use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.09 deaths in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for opioid use disorder deaths by sex?
- Afghanistan ranks 21st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is opioid use disorder deaths by sex rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Opioid use disorder deaths by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from opioid use disorders in females.