Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Dominica
Dominica: Drug use disorder deaths by sex was 0.21 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Dominica, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 0.21 deaths for drug use disorder deaths by sex in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 40.0% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder deaths by sex in Dominica peaked at 0.21 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.13 deaths, in 2000.
Dominica ranks 150th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Dominica, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.13 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 0.14 deaths | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.14 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.14 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.13 deaths | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.14 deaths | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.14 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.14 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.14 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.14 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.14 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.14 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.14 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.15 deaths | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.15 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.15 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.16 deaths | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.15 deaths | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.15 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.16 deaths | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.15 deaths | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.21 deaths | +40.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.138 deaths | 0.13 deaths | 0.14 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.149 deaths | 0.14 deaths | 0.16 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.18 deaths | 0.15 deaths | 0.21 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 147 Seychelles 0.26 deaths compare
- 148 Timor-Leste 0.25 deaths compare
- 149 Belize 0.22 deaths compare
- 151 Barbados 0.17 deaths compare
- 152 Nigeria 0.11 deaths compare
- 153 Saint Lucia 0.08 deaths compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder deaths by sex in Dominica?
- Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Dominica was 0.21 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drug use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.21 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.13 deaths in 2000.
- How does Dominica rank for drug use disorder deaths by sex?
- Dominica ranks 150th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder deaths by sex rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica 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 deaths by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders in females.