Death rate from opioid use who in El Salvador
El Salvador: Death rate from opioid use who was 0.09 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.09
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
134th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.12
in 2001
All-time low
0.08
in 2018
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from opioid use who in El Salvador, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from opioid use who in El Salvador stood at 0.09.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from opioid use who in El Salvador peaked at 0.12 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.08, 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.
Death rate from opioid use who in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.11 | — |
| 2001 | 0.12 | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 0.11 | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.12 | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.11 | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1 | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.09 | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1 | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 0.09 | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.11 | +22.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1 | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 0.09 | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 0.08 | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 0.09 | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.09 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.125, 72% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.09 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.04, 2.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.108 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.092 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from opioid use who in El Salvador?
- Death rate from opioid use who in El Salvador was 0.09 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from opioid use who recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.12 in 2001.
- What is the lowest death rate from opioid use who recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.08 in 2018.
- How does El Salvador rank for death rate from opioid use who?
- El Salvador ranks 134th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from opioid use who 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from opioid use who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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