Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Seychelles
Seychelles: Drug use disorder deaths by sex was 0.26 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Seychelles, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2021, drug use disorder deaths by sex in Seychelles stood at 0.26 deaths. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 18.2% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder deaths by sex in Seychelles peaked at 0.26 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.13 deaths, in 2000.
Seychelles ranks 147th 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 Seychelles, 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 | 0.14 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.14 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.16 deaths | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 0.18 deaths | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 0.19 deaths | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.19 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.19 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2 deaths | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.21 deaths | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.22 deaths | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.22 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.23 deaths | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.22 deaths | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.26 deaths | +18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.155 deaths | 0.13 deaths | 0.19 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.207 deaths | 0.19 deaths | 0.23 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.24 deaths | 0.22 deaths | 0.26 deaths | 2 |
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- 144 Equatorial Guinea 0.42 deaths compare
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- 148 Timor-Leste 0.25 deaths compare
- 149 Belize 0.22 deaths compare
- 150 Dominica 0.21 deaths compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder deaths by sex in Seychelles?
- Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Seychelles was 0.26 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 0.26 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.13 deaths in 2000.
- How does Seychelles rank for drug use disorder deaths by sex?
- Seychelles ranks 147th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder deaths by sex rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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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Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders in females.