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Drug use disorder death rate in Nauru

Nauru: Drug use disorder death rate was 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.16 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
139th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.2 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2008
All-time low
0.09 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2015
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Drug use disorder death rate in Nauru, 2000–2021

00.050.10.150.22000201020212000: 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people

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 Nauru stood at 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drug use disorder death rate in Nauru peaked at 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2015.

Nauru ranks 139th of 194 countries on this measure, 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 Nauru, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
2000 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people —
2001 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2002 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2003 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2004 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2005 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2006 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2007 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2008 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people +5.3%
2009 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2010 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2011 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people -5.0%
2012 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2013 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2014 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people -5.3%
2015 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people -50.0%
2016 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2017 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2018 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people +88.9%
2019 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people -5.9%
2020 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2021 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.192 deaths per 100,000 people 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 0.155 deaths per 100,000 people 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Nauru

  1. 136 Kenya 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 136 Montenegro 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 136 Saint Lucia 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 139 Panama 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 139 Philippines 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 142 Cambodia 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  7. 142 Jamaica 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  8. 142 Micronesia (country) 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drug use disorder death rate in Nauru?
Drug use disorder death rate in Nauru was 0.16 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 Nauru?
The highest recorded value was 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people in 2008.
What is the lowest drug use disorder death rate recorded in Nauru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015.
How does Nauru rank for drug use disorder death rate?
Nauru ranks 139th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is drug use disorder death rate rising or falling in Nauru?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nauru 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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Indicator
Drug use disorder death rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.