Luxembourg vs South Africa: Cocaine use disorder death rate

Luxembourg
0.17 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
South Africa
0.18 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Luxembourg rank
29th
South Africa rank
27th

Cocaine use disorder death rate over time

  • Luxembourg
  • South Africa
0.050.10.150.20.250.3200020102021

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 27th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.198 deaths per 100,000 people 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people 0.068 deaths per 100,000 people Luxembourg
2010s 0.115 deaths per 100,000 people 0.171 deaths per 100,000 people 0.056 deaths per 100,000 people South Africa
2020s 0.165 deaths per 100,000 people 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people 0.015 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, Luxembourg or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people in Luxembourg as of 2021.
What is the difference in cocaine use disorder death rate between Luxembourg and South Africa?
0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and South Africa?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Luxembourg and South Africa rank globally for cocaine use disorder death rate?
Luxembourg ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 27th 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
Last refreshed

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