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Cocaine use disorder death rate in New Zealand

New Zealand: Cocaine use disorder death rate was 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.02 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 100.0%
World rank
110th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.02 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2009
All-time low
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Cocaine use disorder death rate in New Zealand, 2000–2021

00.0050.010.0150.022000201020212000: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people

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

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people for cocaine use disorder death rate in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, cocaine use disorder death rate in New Zealand peaked at 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.

That places New Zealand 110th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Cocaine use disorder death rate in New Zealand, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
2000 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
2001 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people —
2002 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2003 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2004 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2005 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2006 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2007 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2008 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2009 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people +100.0%
2010 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people -50.0%
2011 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people +100.0%
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 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people -50.0%
2019 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people +100.0%
2020 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people -50.0%
2021 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people +100.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 0.018 deaths per 100,000 people 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 0.015 deaths per 100,000 people 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people 2

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 110 Angola 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 110 Armenia 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 110 Brunei Darussalam 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 110 Burundi 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 110 Congo 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 110 Czechia 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  7. 110 Dominican Republic 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  8. 110 Equatorial Guinea 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  9. 110 Gabon 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  10. 110 Japan 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  11. 110 Madagascar 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  12. 110 Malawi 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  13. 110 Malaysia 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  14. 110 Marshall Islands 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  15. 110 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  16. 110 Namibia 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  17. 110 Nicaragua 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  18. 110 Peru 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  19. 110 Philippines 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  20. 110 Poland 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  21. 110 Somalia 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  22. 110 South Sudan 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  23. 110 Thailand 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  24. 110 Uganda 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cocaine use disorder death rate in New Zealand?
Cocaine use disorder death rate in New Zealand 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 cocaine use disorder death rate recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2009.
What is the lowest cocaine use disorder death rate recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
How does New Zealand rank for cocaine use disorder death rate?
New Zealand ranks 110th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is cocaine use disorder death rate rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand 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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Indicator
Cocaine 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
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Estimated number of deaths from cocaine use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.