Brazil vs Malawi: Drug use disorder death rate
Brazil
0.63 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Malawi
0.64 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Brazil rank
71st
Malawi rank
69th
Drug use disorder death rate over time
- Brazil
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.63 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.
Brazil ranks 71st and Malawi ranks 69th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.116 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.389 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.273 deaths per 100,000 people | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.532 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.461 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.071 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.565 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.075 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Brazil or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.63 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil as of 2021.
- What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Brazil and Malawi?
- 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Malawi?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Brazil and Malawi rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?
- Brazil ranks 71st and Malawi ranks 69th 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.