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Drug use disorder death rate in Venezuela

Venezuela: Drug use disorder death rate was 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.11 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
154th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.21 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
All-time low
0.11 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Drug use disorder death rate in Venezuela, 2000–2021

00.050.10.150.22000201020212000: 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 0.11 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

Venezuela recorded 0.11 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 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drug use disorder death rate in Venezuela peaked at 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2020.

That places Venezuela 154th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Drug use disorder death rate in Venezuela, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
2000 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people —
2001 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people +7.1%
2002 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2003 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2004 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people -13.3%
2005 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people -7.7%
2006 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2007 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2008 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people +8.3%
2009 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2010 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people -7.7%
2011 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people +8.3%
2012 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people +7.7%
2013 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people -7.1%
2014 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2015 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2016 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people +61.5%
2017 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people -28.6%
2018 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people -13.3%
2019 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people -7.7%
2020 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people -8.3%
2021 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.134 deaths per 100,000 people 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 0.139 deaths per 100,000 people 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Venezuela

  1. 151 Samoa 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 151 Solomon Islands 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 151 Tonga 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 154 Laos 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 154 Myanmar 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 157 Belize 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  7. 157 Vanuatu 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drug use disorder death rate in Venezuela?
Drug use disorder death rate in Venezuela 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 Venezuela?
The highest recorded value was 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016.
What is the lowest drug use disorder death rate recorded in Venezuela?
The lowest recorded value was 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
How does Venezuela rank for drug use disorder death rate?
Venezuela ranks 154th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is drug use disorder death rate rising or falling in Venezuela?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Venezuela 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.