Deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Deaths opioid overdoses by sex was 0.01 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.01
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
159th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.02
in 2000
All-time low
0.01
in 2002
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Saint Lucia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Saint Lucia is 0.01, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.02 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 2002.
That places Saint Lucia 159th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.02 | — |
| 2001 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.01 | -50.0% |
| 2003 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.01 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.54, 0% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.01 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.45, 2% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.012 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 157 Samoa 0.02 compare
- 157 Tajikistan 0.02 compare
- 159 Andorra 0.01 compare
- 159 Benin 0.01 compare
- 159 Burkina Faso 0.01 compare
- 159 Cote d'Ivoire 0.01 compare
- 159 Guinea 0.01 compare
- 159 Mali 0.01 compare
- 159 Micronesia (country) 0.01 compare
- 159 Monaco 0.01 compare
- 159 Niger 0.01 compare
- 159 San Marino 0.01 compare
- 159 Senegal 0.01 compare
- 159 Sierra Leone 0.01 compare
- 159 Togo 0.01 compare
- 159 Tonga 0.01 compare
- 159 Vanuatu 0.01 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Saint Lucia?
- Deaths opioid overdoses by sex in Saint Lucia was 0.01 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths opioid overdoses by sex recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.02 in 2000.
- What is the lowest deaths opioid overdoses by sex recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 2002.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for deaths opioid overdoses by sex?
- Saint Lucia ranks 159th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths opioid overdoses by sex rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths opioid overdoses by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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