Japan vs Romania: Opioid use disorder death rate
Japan
0.16 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Romania
0.17 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Japan rank
113th
Romania rank
110th
Opioid use disorder death rate over time
- Japan
- Romania
How they compare
Romania 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 Romania's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Romania ahead.
Japan ranks 113th and Romania ranks 110th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.164 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.004 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.169 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.179 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher opioid use disorder death rate, Japan or Romania?
- Romania, 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 Romania?
- 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Romania?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Romania rank globally for opioid use disorder death rate?
- Japan ranks 113th and Romania ranks 110th 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.