Cocaine use disorder death rate in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Cocaine use disorder death rate was 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Cocaine 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, cocaine use disorder death rate in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocaine use disorder death rate in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2015.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 135th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Cocaine use disorder death rate in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 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 | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2017 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2018 | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2019 | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.007 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cocaine use disorder death rate in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Cocaine use disorder death rate in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.01 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest cocaine use disorder death rate recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for cocaine use disorder death rate?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 135th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cocaine use disorder death rate rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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.