Deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Bhutan

Bhutan: Deaths opioid overdoses by sex was 0.37 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.37
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
131st
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.37
in 2017
All-time low
0.28
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Bhutan, 2000–2021

00.10.20.30.42000201020212000: 0.282001: 0.292002: 0.282003: 0.32004: 0.312005: 0.312006: 0.322007: 0.312008: 0.322009: 0.312010: 0.312011: 0.322012: 0.332013: 0.342014: 0.352015: 0.352016: 0.362017: 0.372018: 0.372019: 0.362020: 0.362021: 0.37

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Bhutan stood at 0.37. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Bhutan peaked at 0.37 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.28, in 2000.

Bhutan ranks 131st 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 opioid overdoses by sex in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for Deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Bhutan, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.28
2001 0.29 +3.6%
2002 0.28 -3.4%
2003 0.3 +7.1%
2004 0.31 +3.3%
2005 0.31 +0.0%
2006 0.32 +3.2%
2007 0.31 -3.1%
2008 0.32 +3.2%
2009 0.31 -3.1%
2010 0.31 +0.0%
2011 0.32 +3.2%
2012 0.33 +3.1%
2013 0.34 +3.0%
2014 0.35 +2.9%
2015 0.35 +0.0%
2016 0.36 +2.9%
2017 0.37 +2.8%
2018 0.37 +0.0%
2019 0.36 -2.7%
2020 0.36 +0.0%
2021 0.37 +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.303 0.28 0.32 10
2010s 0.346 0.31 0.37 10
2020s 0.365 0.36 0.37 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Bhutan?
Deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Bhutan was 0.37 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths opioid overdoses by sex recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 0.37 in 2017.
What is the lowest deaths opioid overdoses by sex recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.28 in 2000.
How does Bhutan rank for deaths opioid overdoses by sex?
Bhutan ranks 131st out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths opioid overdoses by sex rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bhutan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths opioid overdoses by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Deaths opioid overdoses by sex
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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