Drug use disorder death rate in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Drug use disorder death rate was 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Drug use disorder death rate in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, drug use disorder death rate in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.2% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder death rate in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 154th 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.2% |
| 2021 | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +22.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.098 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 151 Samoa 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 151 Solomon Islands 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 151 Tonga 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 154 Myanmar 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 154 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 157 Belize 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 157 Vanuatu 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder death rate in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Drug use disorder death rate in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 0.11 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder death rate recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for drug use disorder death rate?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 154th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder death rate rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic 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.