Drug use disorder deaths by age in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Drug use disorder deaths by age was 0.06 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Drug use disorder deaths by age in Cape Verde, 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 age in Cape Verde stood at 0.06 deaths.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder deaths by age in Cape Verde peaked at 0.07 deaths in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.03 deaths, in 2000.
Cape Verde ranks 162nd 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 age in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.03 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 0.03 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.03 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.04 deaths | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.05 deaths | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 0.06 deaths | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 0.07 deaths | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 0.06 deaths | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 0.06 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.06 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.06 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.06 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.05 deaths | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.05 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.07 deaths | +40.0% |
| 2019 | 0.06 deaths | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 0.06 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.06 deaths | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.04 deaths | 0.03 deaths | 0.06 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.06 deaths | 0.05 deaths | 0.07 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.06 deaths | 0.06 deaths | 0.06 deaths | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder deaths by age in Cape Verde?
- Drug use disorder deaths by age in Cape Verde was 0.06 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 age recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.07 deaths in 2010.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder deaths by age recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 deaths in 2000.
- How does Cape Verde rank for drug use disorder deaths by age?
- Cape Verde ranks 162nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder deaths by age rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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 age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders among both sexes aged 70+ year olds.