What is the difference in opioid use disorder death rate between Lesotho and New Zealand?

0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and New Zealand?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

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.

Lesotho vs New Zealand: Opioid use disorder death rate

Lesotho

0.63 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

New Zealand

0.59 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Lesotho rank

55th

New Zealand rank

58th

Opioid use disorder death rate over time

Lesotho
New Zealand

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.63 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.59 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was New Zealand ahead.

Lesotho ranks 55th and New Zealand ranks 58th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.302 deaths per 100,000 people	0.599 deaths per 100,000 people	0.297 deaths per 100,000 people	New Zealand
2010s	0.547 deaths per 100,000 people	0.6 deaths per 100,000 people	0.053 deaths per 100,000 people	New Zealand
2020s	0.665 deaths per 100,000 people	0.58 deaths per 100,000 people	0.085 deaths per 100,000 people	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher opioid use disorder death rate, Lesotho or New Zealand?: Lesotho, at 0.63 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.59 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand as of 2021.
What is the difference in opioid use disorder death rate between Lesotho and New Zealand?: 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and New Zealand?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Lesotho and New Zealand rank globally for opioid use disorder death rate?: Lesotho ranks 55th and New Zealand ranks 58th 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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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: 28 August 2026

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