What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Belgium and Croatia?

0.26 deaths per 100,000 people, with Croatia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Croatia?

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.

Belgium vs Croatia: Drug use disorder death rate

Belgium

1.45 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Croatia

1.71 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Belgium rank

35th

Croatia rank

32nd

Drug use disorder death rate over time

Belgium
Croatia

How they compare

Croatia currently reports 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people in Belgium, a difference of 0.26 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Croatia's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 35th and Croatia ranks 32nd of 194 countries.

Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Croatia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.66 deaths per 100,000 people	1.84 deaths per 100,000 people	0.178 deaths per 100,000 people	Croatia
2010s	1.64 deaths per 100,000 people	1.88 deaths per 100,000 people	0.239 deaths per 100,000 people	Croatia
2020s	1.42 deaths per 100,000 people	1.81 deaths per 100,000 people	0.385 deaths per 100,000 people	Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Belgium or Croatia?: Croatia, at 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people in Belgium as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Belgium and Croatia?: 0.26 deaths per 100,000 people, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Croatia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Belgium and Croatia rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?: Belgium ranks 35th and Croatia ranks 32nd 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.