Opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Somalia
Somalia: Opioid use disorder deaths by sex was 6.05 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Somalia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Somalia is 6.05 deaths, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.7% on the previous year and up 137.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Somalia peaked at 6.05 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.21 deaths, in 2000.
Somalia ranks 86th 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.21 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 2.35 deaths | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 2.45 deaths | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 2.56 deaths | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 2.71 deaths | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 2.83 deaths | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 2.91 deaths | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 2.99 deaths | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 3.18 deaths | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 3.38 deaths | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 3.03 deaths | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 2.55 deaths | -15.8% |
| 2012 | 3.04 deaths | +19.2% |
| 2013 | 3.66 deaths | +20.4% |
| 2014 | 3.79 deaths | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 3.89 deaths | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 4.13 deaths | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 4.34 deaths | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 4.52 deaths | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 4.82 deaths | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 4.97 deaths | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 6.05 deaths | +21.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.76 deaths | 2.21 deaths | 3.38 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.78 deaths | 2.55 deaths | 4.82 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.51 deaths | 4.97 deaths | 6.05 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2294 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2361 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Somalia?
- Opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Somalia was 6.05 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.05 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest opioid use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.21 deaths in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for opioid use disorder deaths by sex?
- Somalia ranks 86th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is opioid use disorder deaths by sex rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 137.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from opioid use disorders in females.