Opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Tanzania
Tanzania: Opioid use disorder deaths by sex was 30.31 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Tanzania, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2021, opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Tanzania stood at 30.31 deaths. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 42.2% on the previous year and up 156.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Tanzania peaked at 30.31 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.14 deaths, in 2001.
Tanzania ranks 44th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.27 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 8.14 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 8.46 deaths | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 8.91 deaths | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 9.19 deaths | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 9.6 deaths | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 10.52 deaths | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 10.99 deaths | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 10.78 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 11.53 deaths | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 11.4 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 11.81 deaths | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 12.34 deaths | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 11.09 deaths | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 11.48 deaths | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 13.19 deaths | +14.9% |
| 2016 | 17.47 deaths | +32.4% |
| 2017 | 19.76 deaths | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 23.29 deaths | +17.9% |
| 2019 | 25.17 deaths | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 21.32 deaths | -15.3% |
| 2021 | 30.31 deaths | +42.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.64 deaths | 8.14 deaths | 11.53 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.7 deaths | 11.09 deaths | 25.17 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.81 deaths | 21.32 deaths | 30.31 deaths | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Tanzania?
- Opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Tanzania was 30.31 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 30.31 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest opioid use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.14 deaths in 2001.
- How does Tanzania rank for opioid use disorder deaths by sex?
- Tanzania ranks 44th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is opioid use disorder deaths by sex rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 156.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.