Cocaine use disorder death rate in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Cocaine use disorder death rate was 0.36 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Cocaine use disorder death rate in Costa Rica, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.36 deaths per 100,000 people for cocaine use disorder death rate in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 56.5% on the previous year and up 63.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocaine use disorder death rate in Costa Rica peaked at 0.36 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2001.
That places Costa Rica 9th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Cocaine use disorder death rate in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -57.9% |
| 2002 | 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +125.0% |
| 2003 | 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -64.0% |
| 2006 | 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +200.0% |
| 2007 | 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people | -40.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -55.0% |
| 2010 | 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +133.3% |
| 2011 | 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | -45.5% |
| 2013 | 0.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +116.7% |
| 2014 | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -65.4% |
| 2015 | 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +77.8% |
| 2016 | 0.34 deaths per 100,000 people | +112.5% |
| 2017 | 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -61.8% |
| 2018 | 0.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +169.2% |
| 2019 | 0.33 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -30.3% |
| 2021 | 0.36 deaths per 100,000 people | +56.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.173 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.221 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.295 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 6 Brazil 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 8 Honduras 0.37 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 10 Grenada 0.35 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 11 Dominica 0.33 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 12 Finland 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0896 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0935 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cocaine use disorder death rate in Costa Rica?
- Cocaine use disorder death rate in Costa Rica was 0.36 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 cocaine use disorder death rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.36 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest cocaine use disorder death rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
- How does Costa Rica rank for cocaine use disorder death rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 9th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cocaine use disorder death rate rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cocaine use disorder death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from cocaine use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.