Deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Malawi
Malawi: Deaths opioid overdoses by sex was 7.03 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Malawi, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 7.03 for deaths opioid overdoses by sex in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.4% on the previous year and up 88.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Malawi peaked at 7.03 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.96, in 2000.
That places Malawi 80th out of 194 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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.96 | — |
| 2001 | 3.02 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 3.1 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 3.25 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 3.39 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 3.41 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 3.51 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 3.62 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 3.77 | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 3.91 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 4.03 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 3.74 | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 3.21 | -14.2% |
| 2013 | 4.28 | +33.3% |
| 2014 | 4.45 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 4.56 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 4.86 | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 4.99 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 5.17 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 5.8 | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 5.65 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 7.03 | +24.4% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 7.03 is above the median for low income countries, which is 6.05, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 7.03 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.29, 5.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +33.3% | 3.21 | 4.28 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.39 | 2.96 | 3.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.51 | 3.21 | 5.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.34 | 5.65 | 7.03 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Malawi?
- Deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Malawi was 7.03 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths opioid overdoses by sex recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 7.03 in 2021.
- What is the lowest deaths opioid overdoses by sex recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.96 in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for deaths opioid overdoses by sex?
- Malawi ranks 80th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths opioid overdoses by sex rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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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