Drug use disorder death rate in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Drug use disorder death rate was 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Drug use disorder death rate in Tuvalu, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people for drug use disorder death rate in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder death rate in Tuvalu peaked at 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2012.
That places Tuvalu 132nd 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 Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -33.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.202 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.182 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.225 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder death rate in Tuvalu?
- Drug use disorder death rate in Tuvalu was 0.18 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder death rate recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people in 2012.
- How does Tuvalu rank for drug use disorder death rate?
- Tuvalu ranks 132nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder death rate rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.