Turkmenistan vs Yemen: Opioid use disorder death rate
Turkmenistan
0.76 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Yemen
0.8 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Turkmenistan rank
47th
Yemen rank
45th
Opioid use disorder death rate over time
- Turkmenistan
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.8 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Turkmenistan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Yemen ahead.
Turkmenistan ranks 47th and Yemen ranks 45th of 194 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkmenistan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.603 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.689 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.086 deaths per 100,000 people | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.617 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.763 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.146 deaths per 100,000 people | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher opioid use disorder death rate, Turkmenistan or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.8 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people in Turkmenistan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in opioid use disorder death rate between Turkmenistan and Yemen?
- 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkmenistan and Yemen?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Turkmenistan and Yemen rank globally for opioid use disorder death rate?
- Turkmenistan ranks 47th and Yemen ranks 45th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) β 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.