Cocaine use disorder death rate in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Cocaine use disorder death rate was 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Cocaine use disorder death rate in United Kingdom, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 0.42 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 7.7% on the previous year and up 162.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocaine use disorder death rate in United Kingdom peaked at 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2003.
That places United Kingdom 7th 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 United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people | +18.8% |
| 2014 | 0.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +26.3% |
| 2015 | 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +23.3% |
| 2019 | 0.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.39 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.166 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.255 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.405 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cocaine use disorder death rate in United Kingdom?
- Cocaine use disorder death rate in United Kingdom was 0.42 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest cocaine use disorder death rate recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people in 2003.
- How does United Kingdom rank for cocaine use disorder death rate?
- United Kingdom ranks 7th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cocaine use disorder death rate rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 162.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.