Brazil vs Uruguay: Drug use disorder death rate
Brazil
0.63 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Uruguay
0.62 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Brazil rank
71st
Uruguay rank
73rd
Drug use disorder death rate over time
- Brazil
- Uruguay
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.63 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.62 deaths per 100,000 people in Uruguay, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uruguay ahead.
Brazil ranks 71st and Uruguay ranks 73rd of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.116 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.237 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.121 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.532 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.369 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.163 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Brazil or Uruguay?
- Brazil, at 0.63 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.62 deaths per 100,000 people in Uruguay as of 2021.
- What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Brazil and Uruguay?
- 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Uruguay?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Brazil and Uruguay rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?
- Brazil ranks 71st and Uruguay ranks 73rd 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.