Drug use disorder death rate in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Drug use disorder death rate was 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Drug use disorder death rate in Dominican Republic, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people for drug use disorder death rate 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, drug use disorder death rate in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people, 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.
Drug use disorder death rate in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.072 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.081 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder death rate in Dominican Republic?
- Drug use disorder death rate in Dominican Republic was 0.06 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder death rate recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for drug use disorder death rate?
- Dominican Republic ranks 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder death rate 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 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.