Death rates from drug use disorders who in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Death rates from drug use disorders who was 0.06 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.06
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
169th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.09
in 2015
All-time low
0.06
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Death rates from drug use disorders who in Dominican Republic, 2000–2021

00.020.040.060.082000201020212000: 0.082001: 0.082002: 0.072003: 0.072004: 0.072005: 0.072006: 0.072007: 0.072008: 0.072009: 0.072010: 0.072011: 0.072012: 0.072013: 0.082014: 0.082015: 0.092016: 0.092017: 0.092018: 0.092019: 0.082020: 0.062021: 0.06

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 0.06 for death rates from drug use disorders who in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rates from drug use disorders who in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.09 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.06, in 2020.

That places Dominican Republic 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Death rates from drug use disorders who in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Death rates from drug use disorders who in Dominican Republic, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.08 —
2001 0.08 +0.0%
2002 0.07 -12.5%
2003 0.07 +0.0%
2004 0.07 +0.0%
2005 0.07 +0.0%
2006 0.07 +0.0%
2007 0.07 +0.0%
2008 0.07 +0.0%
2009 0.07 +0.0%
2010 0.07 +0.0%
2011 0.07 +0.0%
2012 0.07 +0.0%
2013 0.08 +14.3%
2014 0.08 +0.0%
2015 0.09 +12.5%
2016 0.09 +0.0%
2017 0.09 +0.0%
2018 0.09 +0.0%
2019 0.08 -11.1%
2020 0.06 -25.0%
2021 0.06 +0.0%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

  • Dominican Republic's 0.06 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.345, 17% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Dominican Republic's 0.06 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.32, 19% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.072 0.07 0.08 10
2010s 0.081 0.07 0.09 10
2020s 0.06 0.06 0.06 2

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 169 Jordan 0.06 compare
  2. 171 Peru 0.05 compare
  3. 172 Nicaragua 0.04 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rates from drug use disorders who in Dominican Republic?
Death rates from drug use disorders who in Dominican Republic was 0.06 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rates from drug use disorders who recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 0.09 in 2015.
What is the lowest death rates from drug use disorders who recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.06 in 2020.
How does Dominican Republic rank for death rates from drug use disorders who?
Dominican Republic ranks 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rates from drug use disorders who rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rates from drug use disorders who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Death rates from drug use disorders who
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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