Drug use disorder death rate in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Drug use disorder death rate was 0.66 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Drug use disorder death rate in Costa Rica, 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 drug use disorder death rate in Costa Rica is 0.66 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 53.5% on the previous year and up 73.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder death rate in Costa Rica peaked at 0.66 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2001.
Costa Rica ranks 67th 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.
Drug use disorder death rate in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | -60.0% |
| 2002 | 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +141.7% |
| 2003 | 0.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.7% |
| 2004 | 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people | -61.9% |
| 2006 | 0.46 deaths per 100,000 people | +187.5% |
| 2007 | 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people | -37.0% |
| 2008 | 0.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +27.6% |
| 2009 | 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people | -54.1% |
| 2010 | 0.38 deaths per 100,000 people | +123.5% |
| 2011 | 0.38 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -39.5% |
| 2013 | 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people | +104.3% |
| 2014 | 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people | -63.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3 deaths per 100,000 people | +76.5% |
| 2016 | 0.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +86.7% |
| 2017 | 0.24 deaths per 100,000 people | -57.1% |
| 2018 | 0.63 deaths per 100,000 people | +162.5% |
| 2019 | 0.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -27.1% |
| 2021 | 0.66 deaths per 100,000 people | +53.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.293 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.395 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.545 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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- 64 Georgia 0.71 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- 66 Honduras 0.7 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 68 Poland 0.65 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 69 Malawi 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 69 Portugal 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder death rate in Costa Rica?
- Drug use disorder death rate in Costa Rica was 0.66 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 drug use disorder death rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.66 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder death rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
- How does Costa Rica rank for drug use disorder death rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 67th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder death rate rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Drug use disorder death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.