Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders was 97.88 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Saint Lucia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in DALYs per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Saint Lucia stood at 97.88 DALYs per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Saint Lucia peaked at 119.23 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 97.88 DALYs per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places Saint Lucia 94th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | DALYs per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 118.38 DALYs per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 119.23 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 117.82 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 118.59 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 117.09 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 117.82 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 118.9 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 116.42 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 115.5 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 113.38 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 114.96 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 112.5 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 115.11 DALYs per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 112.3 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 111.53 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 110.59 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 109.78 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 108.86 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 108.06 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 108.32 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 108.32 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.88 DALYs per 100,000 people | -9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 117.31 DALYs per 100,000 people | 113.38 DALYs per 100,000 people | 119.23 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 111.2 DALYs per 100,000 people | 108.06 DALYs per 100,000 people | 115.11 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.1 DALYs per 100,000 people | 97.88 DALYs per 100,000 people | 108.32 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 91 Portugal 101.67 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 92 Tajikistan 101.6 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 93 Seychelles 100.41 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 95 Republic of Korea 97.6 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 96 Poland 97.51 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 97 Egypt 97.16 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Saint Lucia?
- Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Saint Lucia was 97.88 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rate of disease burden from drug use disorders recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 119.23 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest rate of disease burden from drug use disorders recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.88 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?
- Saint Lucia ranks 94th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of DALYs from drug use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.