Opioid use disorder death rate in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Opioid use disorder death rate was 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.12 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
119th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.12 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2017
All-time low
0.08 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Opioid use disorder death rate in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2021
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 Sao Tome and Principe stood at 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, opioid use disorder death rate in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 119th 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.
Opioid use disorder death rate in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.086 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.109 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.115 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 116 Brunei Darussalam 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 116 Costa Rica 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 116 Malaysia 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 119 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 119 Cambodia 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 119 Cook Islands 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is opioid use disorder death rate in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Opioid use disorder death rate in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.12 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017.
- What is the lowest opioid use disorder death rate recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for opioid use disorder death rate?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 119th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is opioid use disorder death rate rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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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Estimated number of deaths from opioid use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.