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Opioid use disorder death rate in El Salvador

El Salvador: Opioid use disorder death rate was 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.09 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
134th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.12 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2001
All-time low
0.08 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Opioid use disorder death rate in El Salvador, 2000–2021

00.0250.050.0750.10.1252000201020212000: 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

In 2021, opioid use disorder death rate in El Salvador stood at 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, opioid use disorder death rate in El Salvador peaked at 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2018.

That places El Salvador 134th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Opioid use disorder death rate in El Salvador, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
2000 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people —
2001 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people +9.1%
2002 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people -8.3%
2003 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2004 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people +9.1%
2005 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people -8.3%
2006 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2007 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people -9.1%
2008 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people -10.0%
2009 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people +11.1%
2010 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people -10.0%
2011 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2012 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2013 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2014 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2015 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people +22.2%
2016 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people -9.1%
2017 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people -10.0%
2018 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people -11.1%
2019 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people +12.5%
2020 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2021 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.108 deaths per 100,000 people 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 0.092 deaths per 100,000 people 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 134 Haiti 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 134 Laos 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 134 Samoa 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 134 South Korea 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 134 Trinidad and Tobago 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 134 Tuvalu 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is opioid use disorder death rate in El Salvador?
Opioid use disorder death rate in El Salvador was 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest opioid use disorder death rate recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
What is the lowest opioid use disorder death rate recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018.
How does El Salvador rank for opioid use disorder death rate?
El Salvador ranks 134th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is opioid use disorder death rate rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador 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 death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Opioid use disorder death rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
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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Estimated number of deaths from opioid use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.