What is the difference in opioid use disorder death rate between Moldova and Portugal?

0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Moldova ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Portugal?

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.

Moldova vs Portugal: Opioid use disorder death rate

Moldova

0.46 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Portugal

0.44 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Moldova rank

68th

Portugal rank

70th

Opioid use disorder death rate over time

Moldova
Portugal

How they compare

Moldova currently reports 0.46 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people in Portugal, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Moldova ahead.

Moldova ranks 68th and Portugal ranks 70th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Moldova	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.304 deaths per 100,000 people	0.327 deaths per 100,000 people	0.023 deaths per 100,000 people	Portugal
2010s	0.158 deaths per 100,000 people	0.334 deaths per 100,000 people	0.176 deaths per 100,000 people	Portugal
2020s	0.31 deaths per 100,000 people	0.45 deaths per 100,000 people	0.14 deaths per 100,000 people	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher opioid use disorder death rate, Moldova or Portugal?: Moldova, at 0.46 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people in Portugal as of 2021.
What is the difference in opioid use disorder death rate between Moldova and Portugal?: 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Portugal?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Moldova and Portugal rank globally for opioid use disorder death rate?: Moldova ranks 68th and Portugal ranks 70th 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.