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 194 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
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 194 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
| 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% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.03 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.57, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.03 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.3, 2% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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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 194 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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