Drug use disorder death rate in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Drug use disorder death rate was 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Drug use disorder death rate in Saint Lucia, 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 Saint Lucia is 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.1% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder death rate in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places Saint Lucia 136th 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 Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 0.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.39 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 0.39 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.41 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.36 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 0.34 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 0.26 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.8% |
| 2014 | 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people | -26.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.396 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.242 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 136 Kenya 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 136 Montenegro 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 139 Naoero 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 139 Panama 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 139 Philippines 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder death rate in Saint Lucia?
- Drug use disorder death rate in Saint Lucia was 0.17 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder death rate recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for drug use disorder death rate?
- Saint Lucia ranks 136th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder death rate rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.