Opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Yemen
Yemen: Opioid use disorder deaths by sex was 33.18 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Yemen, 2000–2021
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0022 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0014 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 10,754 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2025)
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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Estimated number of deaths from opioid use disorders in females.