Drug use disorder deaths by age in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Drug use disorder deaths by age was 0.09 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Drug use disorder deaths by age in Solomon Islands, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drug use disorder deaths by age in Solomon Islands is 0.09 deaths, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder deaths by age in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.09 deaths in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.06 deaths, in 2000.
Solomon Islands ranks 160th 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 Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.06 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 0.06 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.06 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.06 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.06 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.06 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.06 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.07 deaths | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 0.07 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.07 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.07 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.07 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.07 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.08 deaths | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 0.08 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.08 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.08 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.08 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.08 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.08 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.09 deaths | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 0.09 deaths | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.063 deaths | 0.06 deaths | 0.07 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.077 deaths | 0.07 deaths | 0.08 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.09 deaths | 0.09 deaths | 0.09 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 157 Fiji 0.1 deaths compare
- 157 Guinea-Bissau 0.1 deaths compare
- 157 Seychelles 0.1 deaths compare
- 161 Barbados 0.07 deaths compare
- 162 Cape Verde 0.06 deaths compare
- 162 Suriname 0.06 deaths compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder deaths by age in Solomon Islands?
- Drug use disorder deaths by age in Solomon Islands was 0.09 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.09 deaths in 2020.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder deaths by age recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 deaths in 2000.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for drug use disorder deaths by age?
- Solomon Islands ranks 160th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder deaths by age rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders among both sexes aged 70+ year olds.