Sri Lanka vs Uganda: Death rates from alcohol use disorders

Sri Lanka
0.89 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Uganda
0.9 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sri Lanka rank
116th
Uganda rank
115th

Death rates from alcohol use disorders over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Uganda
1234200020102021

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.9 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.89 deaths per 100,000 people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 116th and Uganda ranks 115th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Uganda Difference Ahead
2000s 2.66 deaths per 100,000 people 0.892 deaths per 100,000 people 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people Sri Lanka
2010s 0.894 deaths per 100,000 people 0.722 deaths per 100,000 people 0.172 deaths per 100,000 people Sri Lanka
2020s 0.82 deaths per 100,000 people 0.825 deaths per 100,000 people 0.005 deaths per 100,000 people Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rates from alcohol use disorders, Sri Lanka or Uganda?
Uganda, at 0.9 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.89 deaths per 100,000 people in Sri Lanka as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rates from alcohol use disorders between Sri Lanka and Uganda?
0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Uganda?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Sri Lanka and Uganda rank globally for death rates from alcohol use disorders?
Sri Lanka ranks 116th and Uganda ranks 115th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rates from alcohol use disorders. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Death rates from alcohol use disorders
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 alcohol use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.