Japan vs Malaysia: Opioid use disorder death rate

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

Opioid use disorder death rate over time

  • Japan
  • Malaysia
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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 Malaysia, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.

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

Japan ranks 113th and Malaysia ranks 116th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Malaysia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.164 deaths per 100,000 people 0.092 deaths per 100,000 people 0.072 deaths per 100,000 people Japan
2010s 0.169 deaths per 100,000 people 0.108 deaths per 100,000 people 0.061 deaths per 100,000 people Japan
2020s 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people 0.115 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, Japan or Malaysia?
Japan, at 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people in Malaysia as of 2021.
What is the difference in opioid use disorder death rate between Japan and Malaysia?
0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for opioid use disorder death rate?
Japan ranks 113th and Malaysia ranks 116th 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.