Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Drug use disorder deaths by sex was 0.03 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Vanuatu, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 0.03 deaths for drug use disorder deaths by sex in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 50.0% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder deaths by sex in Vanuatu peaked at 0.03 deaths in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.02 deaths, in 2000.
Vanuatu 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.
Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.02 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 0.02 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.02 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.02 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.02 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.02 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.02 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.02 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.02 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.02 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.02 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.02 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.02 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.02 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.02 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.02 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.02 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.02 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.03 deaths | +50.0% |
| 2019 | 0.03 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.02 deaths | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 0.03 deaths | +50.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.02 deaths | 0.02 deaths | 0.02 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.022 deaths | 0.02 deaths | 0.03 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.025 deaths | 0.02 deaths | 0.03 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 156 Fiji 0.06 deaths compare
- 156 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.06 deaths compare
- 158 Brunei Darussalam 0.03 deaths compare
- 158 Cameroon 0.03 deaths compare
- 158 Samoa 0.03 deaths compare
More health data for Vanuatu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8846 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 695.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.184 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1957 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder deaths by sex in Vanuatu?
- Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Vanuatu was 0.03 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.03 deaths in 2018.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 deaths in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for drug use disorder deaths by sex?
- Vanuatu ranks 158th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder deaths by sex rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.