Denmark vs El Salvador: Cocaine use disorder death rate

Denmark
0.25 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
El Salvador
0.23 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Denmark rank
18th
El Salvador rank
20th

Cocaine use disorder death rate over time

  • Denmark
  • El Salvador
00.10.20.3200020102021

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people in El Salvador, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 18th and El Salvador ranks 20th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 0.234 deaths per 100,000 people 0.277 deaths per 100,000 people 0.043 deaths per 100,000 people El Salvador
2010s 0.231 deaths per 100,000 people 0.233 deaths per 100,000 people 0.002 deaths per 100,000 people El Salvador
2020s 0.245 deaths per 100,000 people 0.225 deaths per 100,000 people 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cocaine use disorder death rate, Denmark or El Salvador?
Denmark, at 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people in El Salvador as of 2021.
What is the difference in cocaine use disorder death rate between Denmark and El Salvador?
0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and El Salvador?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Denmark and El Salvador rank globally for cocaine use disorder death rate?
Denmark ranks 18th and El Salvador ranks 20th 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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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
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths from cocaine use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.