Croatia vs Latvia: Opioid use disorder death rate

Croatia
1.52 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Latvia
1.59 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Croatia rank
27th
Latvia rank
25th

Opioid use disorder death rate over time

  • Croatia
  • Latvia
0.511.522.5200020102021

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people in Croatia, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Latvia ahead.

Croatia ranks 27th and Latvia ranks 25th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Latvia Difference Ahead
2000s 1.62 deaths per 100,000 people 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people 0.233 deaths per 100,000 people Croatia
2010s 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people 0.617 deaths per 100,000 people Croatia
2020s 1.61 deaths per 100,000 people 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people 0.035 deaths per 100,000 people Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher opioid use disorder death rate, Croatia or Latvia?
Latvia, at 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people in Croatia as of 2021.
What is the difference in opioid use disorder death rate between Croatia and Latvia?
0.07 deaths per 100,000 people, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Latvia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Croatia and Latvia rank globally for opioid use disorder death rate?
Croatia ranks 27th and Latvia ranks 25th 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
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths from opioid use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.