Bulgaria vs Congo: Drug use disorder death rate

Bulgaria
0.31 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Congo
0.29 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Bulgaria rank
115th
Congo rank
116th

Drug use disorder death rate over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Congo
0.20.40.60.8200020102021

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people in Congo, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Congo ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 115th and Congo ranks 116th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Congo Difference Ahead
2000s 0.414 deaths per 100,000 people 0.296 deaths per 100,000 people 0.118 deaths per 100,000 people Bulgaria
2010s 0.36 deaths per 100,000 people 0.291 deaths per 100,000 people 0.069 deaths per 100,000 people Bulgaria
2020s 0.37 deaths per 100,000 people 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Bulgaria or Congo?
Bulgaria, at 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people in Congo as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Bulgaria and Congo?
0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Congo?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Bulgaria and Congo rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?
Bulgaria ranks 115th and Congo ranks 116th 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

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

Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.