Cocaine use disorder death rate in South Sudan
South Sudan: Cocaine use disorder death rate was 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Cocaine use disorder death rate in South Sudan, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cocaine use disorder death rate in South Sudan is 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 100.0% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocaine use disorder death rate in South Sudan peaked at 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
South Sudan ranks 110th of 194 countries on this measure, 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 South Sudan, 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 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +100.0% |
| 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
| 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 | 0.016 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 South Sudan
- 110 Angola 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Armenia 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Brunei 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Burundi 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Congo 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Czechia 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Dominican Republic 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Equatorial Guinea 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Gabon 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Japan 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Madagascar 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Malawi 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Malaysia 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Marshall Islands 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Micronesia (country) 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Namibia 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 New Zealand 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Nicaragua 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Peru 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Philippines 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Poland 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Somalia 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Thailand 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Uganda 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for South Sudan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.665 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,347 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,029 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 123 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 123 deaths (2026)
- Population ages 0-14, total 4.63 million (2025)
- Population, male 49.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 138,289 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 141,133 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cocaine use disorder death rate in South Sudan?
- Cocaine use disorder death rate in South Sudan 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 South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2013.
- What is the lowest cocaine use disorder death rate recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does South Sudan rank for cocaine use disorder death rate?
- South Sudan ranks 110th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cocaine use disorder death rate rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.