Barbados vs Samoa: Drug use disorder death rate
Barbados
0.13 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Samoa
0.12 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Barbados rank
148th
Samoa rank
151st
Drug use disorder death rate over time
- Barbados
- Samoa
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people in Samoa, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 148th and Samoa ranks 151st of 194 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.302 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.116 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.186 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
| 2010s | 0.171 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.116 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.055 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
| 2020s | 0.145 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.025 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 Samoa?
- Barbados, at 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people in Samoa as of 2021.
- What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Barbados and Samoa?
- 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Samoa?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Barbados and Samoa rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?
- Barbados ranks 148th and Samoa ranks 151st 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.