Deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Eritrea
Eritrea: Deaths opioid overdoses by sex was 2.3 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
2.3
Change on year
up 17.3%
World rank
106th
of 192 countries
All-time high
2.3
in 2021
All-time low
1.2
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Eritrea, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 2.3 for deaths opioid overdoses by sex in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 17.3% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Eritrea peaked at 2.3 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.2, in 2000.
Eritrea ranks 106th 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 Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2 | — |
| 2001 | 1.26 | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 1.3 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 1.34 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.46 | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 1.52 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 1.58 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 1.61 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.73 | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 1.86 | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 1.9 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.94 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.98 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.95 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.96 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.96 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.02 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 2.1 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 2.12 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.96 | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 2.3 | +17.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.49 | 1.2 | 1.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.98 | 1.9 | 2.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.13 | 1.96 | 2.3 | 2 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 821.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 425 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0426 units per person (2025)
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- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5062 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Eritrea?
- Deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Eritrea was 2.3 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths opioid overdoses by sex recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3 in 2021.
- What is the lowest deaths opioid overdoses by sex recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for deaths opioid overdoses by sex?
- Eritrea ranks 106th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths opioid overdoses by sex rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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