Drug use disorder death rate in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Drug use disorder death rate was 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
0.12 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
151st
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.12 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
All-time low
0.1 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2004
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Drug use disorder death rate in Solomon Islands, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people for drug use disorder death rate in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder death rate in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2004.
Solomon Islands ranks 151st of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Drug use disorder death rate in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.108 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.115 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 148 Barbados 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 148 Sao Tome and Principe 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 148 Republic of Korea 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 151 Samoa 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 151 Tonga 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 154 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.11 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
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Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder death rate in Solomon Islands?
- Drug use disorder death rate in Solomon Islands was 0.12 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder death rate recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people in 2004.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for drug use disorder death rate?
- Solomon Islands ranks 151st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder death rate rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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.