Opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Laos
Laos: Opioid use disorder deaths by sex was 0.97 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Laos, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Laos recorded 0.97 deaths for opioid use disorder deaths by sex in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 12.8% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Laos peaked at 0.97 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.77 deaths, in 2006.
Laos ranks 118th of 194 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.
Opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Laos, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 0.82 deaths | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.78 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.78 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.78 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.77 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.77 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8 deaths | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.79 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.81 deaths | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.82 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.83 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.85 deaths | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.88 deaths | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.88 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.88 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.89 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.91 deaths | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.93 deaths | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.86 deaths | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.97 deaths | +12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.789 deaths | 0.77 deaths | 0.82 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.868 deaths | 0.81 deaths | 0.93 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.915 deaths | 0.86 deaths | 0.97 deaths | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Laos?
- Opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Laos was 0.97 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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.97 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest opioid use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.77 deaths in 2006.
- How does Laos rank for opioid use disorder deaths by sex?
- Laos ranks 118th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is opioid use disorder deaths by sex rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos 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.