Tunisia vs Zambia: Opioid use disorder death rate

Tunisia
0.64 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Zambia
0.69 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Tunisia rank
54th
Zambia rank
51st

Opioid use disorder death rate over time

  • Tunisia
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.69 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people in Tunisia, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Tunisia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tunisia ahead.

Tunisia ranks 54th and Zambia ranks 51st of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Tunisia Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.787 deaths per 100,000 people 0.379 deaths per 100,000 people 0.408 deaths per 100,000 people Tunisia
2010s 0.872 deaths per 100,000 people 0.493 deaths per 100,000 people 0.379 deaths per 100,000 people Tunisia
2020s 0.68 deaths per 100,000 people 0.595 deaths per 100,000 people 0.085 deaths per 100,000 people Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher opioid use disorder death rate, Tunisia or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.69 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people in Tunisia as of 2021.
What is the difference in opioid use disorder death rate between Tunisia and Zambia?
0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tunisia and Zambia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Tunisia and Zambia rank globally for opioid use disorder death rate?
Tunisia ranks 54th and Zambia ranks 51st 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.