Deaths from substance use disorders who in Lao People's Democratic Republic

Lao People's Democratic Republic: Deaths from substance use disorders who was 8.22 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
8.22
Change on year
up 19.0%
World rank
129th
of 192 countries
All-time high
8.22
in 2021
All-time low
5.01
in 2003
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths from substance use disorders who in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2000–2021

024682000201020212000: 52001: 5.22002: 5.12003: 52004: 52005: 5.22006: 5.32007: 5.32008: 5.62009: 5.72010: 5.82011: 62012: 6.22013: 6.32014: 6.62015: 6.82016: 6.92017: 7.12018: 7.42019: 7.62020: 6.92021: 8.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 8.22 for deaths from substance use disorders who in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.0% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths from substance use disorders who in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 8.22 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.01, in 2003.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 129th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.25 5.01 5.67 10
2010s 6.68 5.83 7.63 10
2020s 7.57 6.91 8.22 2

Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic

  1. 126 Cameroon 9.24 compare
  2. 127 Namibia 9.06 compare
  3. 128 Eswatini 8.54 compare
  4. 130 Gabon 7.99 compare
  5. 131 Côte d'Ivoire 7.89 compare
  6. 132 Cuba 7.75 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

More health data for Lao People's Democratic Republic

All data for Lao People's Democratic Republic →

Frequently asked questions

What is deaths from substance use disorders who in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Deaths from substance use disorders who in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 8.22 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths from substance use disorders who recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The highest recorded value was 8.22 in 2021.
What is the lowest deaths from substance use disorders who recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 5.01 in 2003.
How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for deaths from substance use disorders who?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 129th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths from substance use disorders who rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths from substance use disorders who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Deaths from substance use disorders who in Lao People's Democratic Republic. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 20 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/deaths-from-substance-use-disorders-who/lao-pdr/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/deaths-from-substance-use-disorders-who/lao-pdr/">Deaths from substance use disorders who in Lao People's Democratic Republic</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Deaths from substance use disorders who
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed