Costa Rica vs Japan: Opioid use disorder death rate

Costa Rica
0.13 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Japan
0.16 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
116th
Japan rank
113th

Opioid use disorder death rate over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 116th and Japan ranks 113th of 194 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Japan Difference Ahead
2000s 0.059 deaths per 100,000 people 0.164 deaths per 100,000 people 0.105 deaths per 100,000 people Japan
2010s 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people 0.169 deaths per 100,000 people 0.089 deaths per 100,000 people Japan
2020s 0.115 deaths per 100,000 people 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people 0.035 deaths per 100,000 people Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher opioid use disorder death rate, Costa Rica or Japan?
Japan, at 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2021.
What is the difference in opioid use disorder death rate between Costa Rica and Japan?
0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Japan?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Japan rank globally for opioid use disorder death rate?
Costa Rica ranks 116th and Japan ranks 113th 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

Indicator
Opioid use disorder death rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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Estimated number of deaths from opioid use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.