Botswana vs South Sudan: Drug use disorder death rate

Botswana
0.4 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
South Sudan
0.39 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Botswana rank
94th
South Sudan rank
97th

Drug use disorder death rate over time

  • Botswana
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.4 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.39 deaths per 100,000 people in South Sudan, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 94th and South Sudan ranks 97th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana South Sudan Difference Ahead
2000s 0.313 deaths per 100,000 people 0.285 deaths per 100,000 people 0.028 deaths per 100,000 people Botswana
2010s 0.482 deaths per 100,000 people 0.373 deaths per 100,000 people 0.109 deaths per 100,000 people Botswana
2020s 0.4 deaths per 100,000 people 0.37 deaths per 100,000 people 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Botswana or South Sudan?
Botswana, at 0.4 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.39 deaths per 100,000 people in South Sudan as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Botswana and South Sudan?
0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Sudan?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Botswana and South Sudan rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?
Botswana ranks 94th and South Sudan ranks 97th 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
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Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.