Death rates from drug use disorders who in El Salvador
El Salvador: Death rates from drug use disorders who was 0.43 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rates from drug use disorders who in El Salvador, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rates from drug use disorders who in El Salvador is 0.43, 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, death rates from drug use disorders who in El Salvador peaked at 0.59 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.37, 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.
Death rates from drug use disorders who in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5 | — |
| 2001 | 0.51 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.46 | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 0.48 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.52 | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.55 | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.53 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.48 | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 0.42 | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 0.49 | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.41 | -16.3% |
| 2011 | 0.44 | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.38 | -13.6% |
| 2013 | 0.37 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.43 | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 0.59 | +37.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5 | -15.3% |
| 2017 | 0.44 | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 0.39 | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 0.42 | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.41 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.43 | +4.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.43 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.345, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.43 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.32, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.494 | 0.42 | 0.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.437 | 0.37 | 0.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 2 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0374 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rates from drug use disorders who in El Salvador?
- Death rates from drug use disorders who in El Salvador was 0.43 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rates from drug use disorders who recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.59 in 2015.
- What is the lowest death rates from drug use disorders who recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.37 in 2013.
- How does El Salvador rank for death rates from drug use disorders who?
- El Salvador ranks 93rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rates from drug use disorders who 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 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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