Brazil vs Egypt: Opioid use disorder death rate
Brazil
0.04 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Egypt
0.05 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Brazil rank
158th
Egypt rank
156th
Opioid use disorder death rate over time
- Brazil
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 158th and Egypt ranks 156th of 194 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.049 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.039 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.026 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.069 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.043 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.055 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.015 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher opioid use disorder death rate, Brazil or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil as of 2021.
- What is the difference in opioid use disorder death rate between Brazil and Egypt?
- 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Egypt?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Brazil and Egypt rank globally for opioid use disorder death rate?
- Brazil ranks 158th and Egypt ranks 156th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Opioid use disorder death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from opioid use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.