Ecuador vs South Africa: Cocaine use disorder death rate
Ecuador
0.2 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
South Africa
0.18 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Ecuador rank
24th
South Africa rank
27th
Cocaine use disorder death rate over time
- Ecuador
- South Africa
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people in South Africa, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Africa ahead.
Ecuador ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 27th of 194 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.054 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.076 deaths per 100,000 people | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.063 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.171 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.108 deaths per 100,000 people | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.175 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.005 deaths per 100,000 people | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cocaine use disorder death rate, Ecuador or South Africa?
- Ecuador, at 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people in South Africa as of 2021.
- What is the difference in cocaine use disorder death rate between Ecuador and South Africa?
- 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and South Africa?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Ecuador and South Africa rank globally for cocaine use disorder death rate?
- Ecuador ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 27th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) β 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
Estimated number of deaths from cocaine use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.