Cocaine use disorder death rate in El Salvador
El Salvador: Cocaine use disorder death rate was 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.23 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
20th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.32 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2015
All-time low
0.2 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2012
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Cocaine use disorder death rate in El Salvador, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people for cocaine use disorder death rate in 2021.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocaine use disorder death rate in El Salvador peaked at 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2012.
El Salvador ranks 20th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Cocaine use disorder death rate in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.3 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.26 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.26 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.4% |
| 2010 | 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.5% |
| 2011 | 0.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people | +39.1% |
| 2016 | 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.6% |
| 2017 | 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.277 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.233 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.225 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 17 Mauritius 0.26 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 18 Denmark 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 19 Suriname 0.24 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 20 Mexico 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 22 Ireland 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 22 Norway 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cocaine use disorder death rate in El Salvador?
- Cocaine use disorder death rate in El Salvador was 0.23 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015.
- What is the lowest cocaine use disorder death rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people in 2012.
- How does El Salvador rank for cocaine use disorder death rate?
- El Salvador ranks 20th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cocaine use disorder death rate rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 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.