Opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Yemen

Yemen: Opioid use disorder deaths by sex was 33.18 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
33.18 deaths
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
40th
of 194 countries
All-time high
33.18 deaths
in 2021
All-time low
15.72 deaths
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Yemen, 2000–2021

01020302000201020212000: 15.7 deaths2001: 16.5 deaths2002: 17.4 deaths2003: 18 deaths2004: 18.3 deaths2005: 19.4 deaths2006: 19.6 deaths2007: 21.6 deaths2008: 22.5 deaths2009: 23.2 deaths2010: 23.9 deaths2011: 24.4 deaths2012: 25.2 deaths2013: 26.1 deaths2014: 27 deaths2015: 27.3 deaths2016: 29.1 deaths2017: 31 deaths2018: 31.8 deaths2019: 32.4 deaths2020: 32.1 deaths2021: 33.2 deaths

Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.

Analysis

Yemen recorded 33.18 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 3.5% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Yemen peaked at 33.18 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.72 deaths, in 2000.

That places Yemen 40th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Yemen, year by year

Annual values for Opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Yemen, 2000 to 2021.
Year deaths Change
2000 15.72 deaths
2001 16.54 deaths +5.2%
2002 17.43 deaths +5.4%
2003 17.99 deaths +3.2%
2004 18.34 deaths +1.9%
2005 19.42 deaths +5.9%
2006 19.57 deaths +0.8%
2007 21.56 deaths +10.2%
2008 22.5 deaths +4.4%
2009 23.25 deaths +3.3%
2010 23.85 deaths +2.6%
2011 24.4 deaths +2.3%
2012 25.16 deaths +3.1%
2013 26.12 deaths +3.8%
2014 26.96 deaths +3.2%
2015 27.33 deaths +1.4%
2016 29.12 deaths +6.5%
2017 30.96 deaths +6.3%
2018 31.81 deaths +2.7%
2019 32.39 deaths +1.8%
2020 32.06 deaths -1.0%
2021 33.18 deaths +3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.23 deaths 15.72 deaths 23.25 deaths 10
2010s 27.81 deaths 23.85 deaths 32.39 deaths 10
2020s 32.62 deaths 32.06 deaths 33.18 deaths 2

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 37 Belarus 40.62 deaths compare
  2. 38 Belgium 39.85 deaths compare
  3. 39 Turkey 37.11 deaths compare
  4. 40 Uzbekistan 33.18 deaths compare
  5. 42 North Korea 32 deaths compare
  6. 43 Czechia 30.62 deaths compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Yemen?
Opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Yemen was 33.18 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 Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 33.18 deaths in 2021.
What is the lowest opioid use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 15.72 deaths in 2000.
How does Yemen rank for opioid use disorder deaths by sex?
Yemen ranks 40th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is opioid use disorder deaths by sex rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Yemen 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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Indicator
Opioid use disorder deaths by sex
Unit
deaths
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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