Deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Gabon

Gabon: Deaths opioid overdoses by sex was 0.3 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.3
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
138th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.3
in 2021
All-time low
0.17
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Gabon, 2000–2021

00.10.20.32000201020212000: 0.172001: 0.192002: 0.192003: 0.22004: 0.22005: 0.22006: 0.22007: 0.212008: 0.22009: 0.222010: 0.212011: 0.222012: 0.232013: 0.222014: 0.252015: 0.242016: 0.232017: 0.272018: 0.282019: 0.292020: 0.282021: 0.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Gabon recorded 0.3 for deaths opioid overdoses by sex in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Gabon peaked at 0.3 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.17, in 2000.

That places Gabon 138th out of 192 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Gabon, year by year

Annual values for Deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Gabon, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.17
2001 0.19 +11.8%
2002 0.19 +0.0%
2003 0.2 +5.3%
2004 0.2 +0.0%
2005 0.2 +0.0%
2006 0.2 +0.0%
2007 0.21 +5.0%
2008 0.2 -4.8%
2009 0.22 +10.0%
2010 0.21 -4.5%
2011 0.22 +4.8%
2012 0.23 +4.5%
2013 0.22 -4.3%
2014 0.25 +13.6%
2015 0.24 -4.0%
2016 0.23 -4.2%
2017 0.27 +17.4%
2018 0.28 +3.7%
2019 0.29 +3.6%
2020 0.28 -3.4%
2021 0.3 +7.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.198 0.17 0.22 10
2010s 0.244 0.21 0.29 10
2020s 0.29 0.28 0.3 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Gabon?
Deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Gabon was 0.3 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths opioid overdoses by sex recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 0.3 in 2021.
What is the lowest deaths opioid overdoses by sex recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.17 in 2000.
How does Gabon rank for deaths opioid overdoses by sex?
Gabon ranks 138th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths opioid overdoses by sex rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gabon 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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Indicator
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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