Mongolia vs New Zealand: Opioid use disorder death rate

Mongolia
0.58 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
New Zealand
0.59 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Mongolia rank
61st
New Zealand rank
58th

Opioid use disorder death rate over time

  • Mongolia
  • New Zealand
0.20.40.60.8200020102021

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.59 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.58 deaths per 100,000 people in Mongolia, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was New Zealand ahead.

Mongolia ranks 61st and New Zealand ranks 58th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mongolia New Zealand Difference Ahead
2000s 0.478 deaths per 100,000 people 0.599 deaths per 100,000 people 0.121 deaths per 100,000 people New Zealand
2010s 0.611 deaths per 100,000 people 0.6 deaths per 100,000 people 0.011 deaths per 100,000 people Mongolia
2020s 0.58 deaths per 100,000 people 0.58 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher opioid use disorder death rate, Mongolia or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 0.59 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.58 deaths per 100,000 people in Mongolia as of 2021.
What is the difference in opioid use disorder death rate between Mongolia and New Zealand?
0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and New Zealand?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Mongolia and New Zealand rank globally for opioid use disorder death rate?
Mongolia ranks 61st 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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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.