Deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Zambia
Zambia: Deaths opioid overdoses by sex was 11.67 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Zambia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Zambia stood at 11.67. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 62.1% on the previous year and up 125.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Zambia peaked at 11.67 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.97, in 2006.
Zambia ranks 71st 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.
Deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.89 | — |
| 2001 | 4.97 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 5.41 | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 5.21 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 4.49 | -13.8% |
| 2005 | 4.07 | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 3.97 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 4.1 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 4.28 | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 4.58 | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 4.71 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 5.18 | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 5.3 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 5.45 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 5.8 | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 5.92 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 5.52 | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 6.37 | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 6.66 | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 7.06 | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 7.2 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 11.67 | +62.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 11.67 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.97, 5.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 11.67 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.29, 9.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +62.1% | 7.2 | 11.67 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6 | 3.97 | 5.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8 | 4.71 | 7.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.44 | 7.2 | 11.67 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 68 Democratic Republic of Congo 12.73 compare
- 69 Slovenia 12.02 compare
- 70 Croatia 11.94 compare
- 72 Madagascar 11.13 compare
- 73 Kyrgyzstan 10.55 compare
- 74 Georgia 9.53 compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0743 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0744 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Zambia?
- Deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Zambia was 11.67 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths opioid overdoses by sex recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.67 in 2021.
- What is the lowest deaths opioid overdoses by sex recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.97 in 2006.
- How does Zambia rank for deaths opioid overdoses by sex?
- Zambia ranks 71st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths opioid overdoses by sex rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths opioid overdoses by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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