Costa Rica vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Cocaine use disorder death rate

Costa Rica
0.36 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.42 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
9th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
7th

Cocaine use disorder death rate over time

  • Costa Rica
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.10.20.30.4200020102021

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.36 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 9th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 7th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 0.173 deaths per 100,000 people 0.166 deaths per 100,000 people 0.007 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
2010s 0.221 deaths per 100,000 people 0.255 deaths per 100,000 people 0.034 deaths per 100,000 people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 0.295 deaths per 100,000 people 0.405 deaths per 100,000 people 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cocaine use disorder death rate, Costa Rica or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.36 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2021.
What is the difference in cocaine use disorder death rate between Costa Rica and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.06 deaths per 100,000 people, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for cocaine use disorder death rate?
Costa Rica ranks 9th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 7th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cocaine 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
Cocaine 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
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Estimated number of deaths from cocaine use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.