Italy vs Zambia: Opioid use disorder death rate
Italy
0.71 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Zambia
0.69 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Italy rank
49th
Zambia rank
51st
Opioid use disorder death rate over time
- Italy
- Zambia
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.71 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.69 deaths per 100,000 people in Zambia, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 49th and Zambia ranks 51st of 194 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.827 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.379 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.448 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.554 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.493 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.061 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.595 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.085 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher opioid use disorder death rate, Italy or Zambia?
- Italy, at 0.71 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.69 deaths per 100,000 people in Zambia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in opioid use disorder death rate between Italy and Zambia?
- 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Zambia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Italy and Zambia rank globally for opioid use disorder death rate?
- Italy ranks 49th and Zambia ranks 51st 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.