Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Drug use disorder deaths by sex was 0.08 deaths in 2021. ▼ Falling
Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Saint Lucia, 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 Saint Lucia stood at 0.08 deaths.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder deaths by sex in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.09 deaths in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.07 deaths, in 2014.
Saint Lucia ranks 153rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.09 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 0.09 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.08 deaths | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 0.08 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.08 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.08 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.08 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.08 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.08 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.08 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.09 deaths | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 0.08 deaths | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.09 deaths | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 0.08 deaths | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 0.07 deaths | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 0.07 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.07 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.07 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.08 deaths | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 0.08 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.08 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.08 deaths | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.082 deaths | 0.08 deaths | 0.09 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.078 deaths | 0.07 deaths | 0.09 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.08 deaths | 0.08 deaths | 0.08 deaths | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder deaths by sex in Saint Lucia?
- Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Saint Lucia was 0.08 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.09 deaths in 2000.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.07 deaths in 2014.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for drug use disorder deaths by sex?
- Saint Lucia ranks 153rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder deaths by sex rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.