Deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Dominica
Dominica: Deaths opioid overdoses by sex was 0.06 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.06
Change on year
up 50.0%
World rank
149th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.06
in 2021
All-time low
0.03
in 2004
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Dominica, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 0.06 for deaths opioid overdoses by sex in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 50.0% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Dominica peaked at 0.06 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.03, in 2004.
That places Dominica 149th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.04 | — |
| 2001 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.03 | -25.0% |
| 2005 | 0.04 | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.06 | +50.0% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 0.06 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.54, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 0.06 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.45, 13% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.039 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Dominica?
- Deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Dominica was 0.06 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths opioid overdoses by sex recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.06 in 2021.
- What is the lowest deaths opioid overdoses by sex recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 in 2004.
- How does Dominica rank for deaths opioid overdoses by sex?
- Dominica ranks 149th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths opioid overdoses by sex rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica 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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