Barbados vs Marshall Islands: Drug use disorder death rate
Barbados
0.13 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Marshall Islands
0.14 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Barbados rank
148th
Marshall Islands rank
145th
Drug use disorder death rate over time
- Barbados
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people in Barbados, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 148th and Marshall Islands ranks 145th of 194 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.302 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.163 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.139 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
| 2010s | 0.171 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.134 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.037 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
| 2020s | 0.145 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.005 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Barbados or Marshall Islands?
- Marshall Islands, at 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people in Barbados as of 2021.
- What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Barbados and Marshall Islands?
- 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Marshall Islands?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Barbados and Marshall Islands rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?
- Barbados ranks 148th and Marshall Islands ranks 145th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) β 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.