What is the highest opioid use disorder death rate recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?

The highest recorded value was 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.

What is the lowest opioid use disorder death rate recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?

The lowest recorded value was 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2008.

How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for opioid use disorder death rate?

Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 172nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.

Is opioid use disorder death rate rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis 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.

Opioid use disorder death rate in Saint Kitts and Nevis

Name: Opioid use disorder death rate in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Creator: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Saint Kitts and Nevis: Opioid use disorder death rate was 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)

0.02 deaths per 100,000 people

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

172nd

of 194 countries

All-time high

0.07 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2000

All-time low

0.02 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2008

Years of data

2000–2021

Opioid use disorder death rate in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 2000–2021

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

Analysis

Saint Kitts and Nevis recorded 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people for opioid use disorder death rate in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, opioid use disorder death rate in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2008.

That places Saint Kitts and Nevis 172nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Opioid use disorder death rate in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year

Annual values for Opioid use disorder death rate in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 2000 to 2021.
Year	deaths per 100,000 people	Change
2000	0.07 deaths per 100,000 people	—
2001	0.07 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.0%
2002	0.04 deaths per 100,000 people	-42.9%
2003	0.04 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.0%
2004	0.04 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.0%
2005	0.04 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.0%
2006	0.04 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.0%
2007	0.04 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.0%
2008	0.02 deaths per 100,000 people	-50.0%
2009	0.02 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.0%
2010	0.02 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.0%
2011	0.02 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.0%
2012	0.02 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.0%
2013	0.02 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.0%
2014	0.02 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.0%
2015	0.02 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.0%
2016	0.02 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.0%
2017	0.02 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.0%
2018	0.02 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.0%
2019	0.02 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.0%
2020	0.02 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.0%
2021	0.02 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	0.042 deaths per 100,000 people	0.02 deaths per 100,000 people	0.07 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2010s	0.02 deaths per 100,000 people	0.02 deaths per 100,000 people	0.02 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2020s	0.02 deaths per 100,000 people	0.02 deaths per 100,000 people	0.02 deaths per 100,000 people	2

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Frequently asked questions

What is opioid use disorder death rate in Saint Kitts and Nevis?: Opioid use disorder death rate in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 0.02 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis?: The highest recorded value was 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
What is the lowest opioid use disorder death rate recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?: The lowest recorded value was 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2008.
How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for opioid use disorder death rate?: Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 172nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is opioid use disorder death rate rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis 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
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from opioid use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.