Austria vs Spain: Drug use disorder death rate

Austria
2.11 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Spain
2.08 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Austria rank
24th
Spain rank
25th

Drug use disorder death rate over time

  • Austria
  • Spain
0123200020102021

How they compare

Austria currently reports 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people in Spain, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.

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

Austria ranks 24th and Spain ranks 25th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Spain Difference Ahead
2000s 2.27 deaths per 100,000 people 1.65 deaths per 100,000 people 0.617 deaths per 100,000 people Austria
2010s 2.09 deaths per 100,000 people 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people 0.574 deaths per 100,000 people Austria
2020s 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people 2.09 deaths per 100,000 people 0.145 deaths per 100,000 people Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Austria or Spain?
Austria, at 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people in Spain as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Austria and Spain?
0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Spain?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Austria and Spain rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?
Austria ranks 24th and Spain ranks 25th 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

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