Opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Opioid use disorder deaths by sex was 0.85 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.85 deaths for opioid use disorder deaths by sex in 2021.
The figure is up 37.1% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.08 deaths in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.32 deaths, in 2004.
That places Saudi Arabia 119th 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.
Opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.42 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 0.39 deaths | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4 deaths | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.39 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.32 deaths | -17.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6 deaths | +87.5% |
| 2006 | 0.71 deaths | +18.3% |
| 2007 | 0.86 deaths | +21.1% |
| 2008 | 1.05 deaths | +22.1% |
| 2009 | 1.08 deaths | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.95 deaths | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 0.73 deaths | -23.2% |
| 2012 | 0.64 deaths | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 0.62 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.65 deaths | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.69 deaths | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.76 deaths | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 0.83 deaths | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 0.86 deaths | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.87 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.62 deaths | -28.7% |
| 2021 | 0.85 deaths | +37.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.622 deaths | 0.32 deaths | 1.08 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.76 deaths | 0.62 deaths | 0.95 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.735 deaths | 0.62 deaths | 0.85 deaths | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Saudi Arabia?
- Opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Saudi Arabia was 0.85 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 deaths in 2009.
- What is the lowest opioid use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.32 deaths in 2004.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for opioid use disorder deaths by sex?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 119th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is opioid use disorder deaths by sex rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.