Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex in El Salvador
El Salvador: Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex was 1.14 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex in El Salvador, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cocaine use disorder deaths by sex in El Salvador is 1.14 deaths, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocaine use disorder deaths by sex in El Salvador peaked at 1.36 deaths in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9 deaths, in 2012.
That places El Salvador 77th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.99 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 1 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.96 deaths | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 1 deaths | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 1.05 deaths | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 1.04 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.02 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.02 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.18 deaths | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 1.17 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.3 deaths | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9 deaths | -30.8% |
| 2013 | 0.91 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.96 deaths | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 1.2 deaths | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 1.36 deaths | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 1.31 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 1.19 deaths | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 1.2 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.11 deaths | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 1.14 deaths | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.03 deaths | 0.96 deaths | 1.18 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 deaths | 0.9 deaths | 1.36 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 deaths | 1.11 deaths | 1.14 deaths | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cocaine use disorder deaths by sex in El Salvador?
- Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex in El Salvador was 1.14 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cocaine use disorder deaths by sex recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 deaths in 2016.
- What is the lowest cocaine use disorder deaths by sex recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 deaths in 2012.
- How does El Salvador rank for cocaine use disorder deaths by sex?
- El Salvador ranks 77th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cocaine use disorder deaths by sex rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from cocaine use disorders in females.