Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex in El Salvador

El Salvador: Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex was 1.14 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
1.14 deaths
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
77th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.36 deaths
in 2016
All-time low
0.9 deaths
in 2012
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex in El Salvador, 2000–2021

00.511.52000201020212000: 0.99 deaths2001: 1 deaths2002: 0.96 deaths2003: 1 deaths2004: 1.1 deaths2005: 1 deaths2006: 1 deaths2007: 1 deaths2008: 1 deaths2009: 1.2 deaths2010: 1.2 deaths2011: 1.3 deaths2012: 0.9 deaths2013: 0.91 deaths2014: 0.96 deaths2015: 1.2 deaths2016: 1.4 deaths2017: 1.3 deaths2018: 1.2 deaths2019: 1.2 deaths2020: 1.1 deaths2021: 1.1 deaths

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

Annual values for Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex in El Salvador, 2000 to 2021.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 74 Paraguay 1.22 deaths compare
  2. 75 Myanmar 1.17 deaths compare
  3. 76 Belgium 1.16 deaths compare
  4. 78 South Sudan 1.08 deaths compare
  5. 79 Israel 1.03 deaths compare
  6. 80 Trinidad and Tobago 0.99 deaths compare

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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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Indicator
Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex
Unit
deaths
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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