Deaths from substance use disorders who in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Deaths from substance use disorders who was 0.33 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Deaths from substance use disorders who in Vanuatu, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, deaths from substance use disorders who in Vanuatu stood at 0.33. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from substance use disorders who in Vanuatu peaked at 0.33 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.23, in 2003.
That places Vanuatu 176th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Deaths from substance use disorders who in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.25 | — |
| 2001 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.24 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.23 | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.24 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.25 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.26 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.27 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.28 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.29 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.31 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.32 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.32 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.33 | +3.1% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.33 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.97, 2% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.33 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.2, 2% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.282 | 0.25 | 0.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.325 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 173 Cape Verde 0.41 compare
- 174 Dominica 0.39 compare
- 175 Barbados 0.37 compare
- 177 Saint Lucia 0.31 compare
- 178 Sao Tome and Principe 0.29 compare
- 179 Samoa 0.27 compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0639 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.395 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0682 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from substance use disorders who in Vanuatu?
- Deaths from substance use disorders who in Vanuatu was 0.33 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from substance use disorders who recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.33 in 2021.
- What is the lowest deaths from substance use disorders who recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.23 in 2003.
- How does Vanuatu rank for deaths from substance use disorders who?
- Vanuatu ranks 176th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from substance use disorders who rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.
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