Opioid use disorder deaths by sex in El Salvador
El Salvador: Opioid use disorder deaths by sex was 0.52 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Opioid use disorder deaths by sex in El Salvador, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for opioid use disorder deaths by sex in El Salvador is 0.52 deaths, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, opioid use disorder deaths by sex in El Salvador peaked at 0.52 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.32 deaths, in 2000.
El Salvador ranks 127th of 194 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.
Opioid use disorder deaths by sex in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.32 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 0.34 deaths | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 0.32 deaths | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.33 deaths | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.34 deaths | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.32 deaths | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.33 deaths | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.32 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.33 deaths | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.36 deaths | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.37 deaths | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.41 deaths | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 0.36 deaths | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 0.37 deaths | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.39 deaths | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.43 deaths | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 0.48 deaths | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5 deaths | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.46 deaths | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 0.49 deaths | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.48 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.52 deaths | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.331 deaths | 0.32 deaths | 0.36 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.426 deaths | 0.36 deaths | 0.5 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5 deaths | 0.48 deaths | 0.52 deaths | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is opioid use disorder deaths by sex in El Salvador?
- Opioid use disorder deaths by sex in El Salvador was 0.52 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.52 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest opioid use disorder deaths by sex recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.32 deaths in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for opioid use disorder deaths by sex?
- El Salvador ranks 127th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is opioid use disorder deaths by sex rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.