What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Afghanistan and Malta?

0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Malta ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Malta?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Drug use disorder death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Malta: Drug use disorder death rate

Afghanistan

1.37 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Malta

1.39 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Afghanistan rank

38th

Malta rank

36th

Drug use disorder death rate over time

Afghanistan
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 38th and Malta ranks 36th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Malta	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.18 deaths per 100,000 people	1.67 deaths per 100,000 people	0.489 deaths per 100,000 people	Malta
2010s	1.21 deaths per 100,000 people	0.845 deaths per 100,000 people	0.368 deaths per 100,000 people	Afghanistan
2020s	1.33 deaths per 100,000 people	1.29 deaths per 100,000 people	0.035 deaths per 100,000 people	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Afghanistan or Malta?: Malta, at 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people in Afghanistan as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Afghanistan and Malta?: 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Malta?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Malta rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?: Afghanistan ranks 38th and Malta ranks 36th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Drug use disorder death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Drug 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: 28 August 2026

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