Deaths drug use disorders by sex in Samoa

Samoa: Deaths drug use disorders by sex was 0.03 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.03
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
158th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.03
in 2000
All-time low
0.02
in 2002
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths drug use disorders by sex in Samoa, 2000–2021

00.010.020.032000201020212000: 0.032001: 0.032002: 0.022003: 0.022004: 0.022005: 0.022006: 0.022007: 0.022008: 0.022009: 0.022010: 0.022011: 0.022012: 0.022013: 0.022014: 0.032015: 0.032016: 0.032017: 0.032018: 0.032019: 0.032020: 0.032021: 0.03

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for deaths drug use disorders by sex in Samoa is 0.03, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths drug use disorders by sex in Samoa peaked at 0.03 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.02, in 2002.

Samoa ranks 158th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Deaths drug use disorders by sex in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Deaths drug use disorders by sex in Samoa, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.03
2001 0.03 +0.0%
2002 0.02 -33.3%
2003 0.02 +0.0%
2004 0.02 +0.0%
2005 0.02 +0.0%
2006 0.02 +0.0%
2007 0.02 +0.0%
2008 0.02 +0.0%
2009 0.02 +0.0%
2010 0.02 +0.0%
2011 0.02 +0.0%
2012 0.02 +0.0%
2013 0.02 +0.0%
2014 0.03 +50.0%
2015 0.03 +0.0%
2016 0.03 +0.0%
2017 0.03 +0.0%
2018 0.03 +0.0%
2019 0.03 +0.0%
2020 0.03 +0.0%
2021 0.03 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.022 0.02 0.03 10
2010s 0.026 0.02 0.03 10
2020s 0.03 0.03 0.03 2

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 156 Fiji 0.06 compare
  2. 156 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.06 compare
  3. 158 Brunei Darussalam 0.03 compare
  4. 158 Cameroon 0.03 compare
  5. 158 Vanuatu 0.03 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths drug use disorders by sex in Samoa?
Deaths drug use disorders by sex in Samoa was 0.03 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths drug use disorders by sex recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 0.03 in 2000.
What is the lowest deaths drug use disorders by sex recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.02 in 2002.
How does Samoa rank for deaths drug use disorders by sex?
Samoa ranks 158th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths drug use disorders by sex rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Samoa data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths drug use disorders by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Deaths drug use disorders by sex
Source
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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