Bhutan vs El Salvador: Drug use disorder death rate
Bhutan
0.4 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
El Salvador
0.43 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Bhutan rank
94th
El Salvador rank
93rd
Drug use disorder death rate over time
- Bhutan
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.43 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.4 deaths per 100,000 people in Bhutan, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
Bhutan ranks 94th and El Salvador ranks 93rd of 194 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.342 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.494 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.152 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.385 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.437 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.052 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.405 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.015 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Bhutan or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 0.43 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.4 deaths per 100,000 people in Bhutan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Bhutan and El Salvador?
- 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and El Salvador?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Bhutan and El Salvador rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?
- Bhutan ranks 94th and El Salvador ranks 93rd 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.