Opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Dominica
Dominica: Opioid use disorder deaths by sex was 0.06 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Dominica, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 0.06 deaths for opioid use disorder deaths by sex in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 50.0% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Dominica peaked at 0.06 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.03 deaths, in 2004.
That places Dominica 149th 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.
Opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Dominica, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.04 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.03 deaths | -25.0% |
| 2005 | 0.04 deaths | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.04 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.06 deaths | +50.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.039 deaths | 0.03 deaths | 0.04 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.04 deaths | 0.04 deaths | 0.04 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.05 deaths | 0.04 deaths | 0.06 deaths | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Dominica?
- Opioid use disorder deaths by sex in Dominica was 0.06 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest opioid use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.06 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest opioid use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 deaths in 2004.
- How does Dominica rank for opioid use disorder deaths by sex?
- Dominica ranks 149th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is opioid use disorder deaths by sex rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Opioid use disorder deaths by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from opioid use disorders in females.