Japan vs Maldives: Opioid use disorder death rate
Japan
0.16 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Maldives
0.17 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Japan rank
113th
Maldives rank
110th
Opioid use disorder death rate over time
- Japan
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 113th and Maldives ranks 110th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.164 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.129 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.035 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.169 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.212 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.043 deaths per 100,000 people | Maldives |
| 2020s | 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.195 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.045 deaths per 100,000 people | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher opioid use disorder death rate, Japan or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in opioid use disorder death rate between Japan and Maldives?
- 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Maldives?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Maldives rank globally for opioid use disorder death rate?
- Japan ranks 113th and Maldives ranks 110th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) β 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.