Drug use disorder death rate in El Salvador
El Salvador: Drug use disorder death rate was 0.43 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Drug use disorder death rate in El Salvador, 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 El Salvador is 0.43 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder death rate in El Salvador peaked at 0.59 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.37 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2013.
That places El Salvador 93rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Drug use disorder death rate in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.46 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 0.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.52 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.55 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.53 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.48 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 0.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.41 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.3% |
| 2011 | 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.38 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.6% |
| 2013 | 0.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 0.59 deaths per 100,000 people | +37.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.3% |
| 2017 | 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 0.39 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.41 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.494 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.437 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder death rate in El Salvador?
- Drug use disorder death rate in El Salvador was 0.43 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.59 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder death rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.37 deaths per 100,000 people in 2013.
- How does El Salvador rank for drug use disorder death rate?
- El Salvador ranks 93rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder death rate rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.