Cape Verde vs Papua New Guinea: Drug use disorder death rate

Cape Verde
0.07 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
0.07 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Cape Verde rank
163rd
Papua New Guinea rank
163rd

Drug use disorder death rate over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Papua New Guinea
00.020.040.060.08200020102021

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 163rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 163rd of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 0.057 deaths per 100,000 people 0.069 deaths per 100,000 people 0.012 deaths per 100,000 people Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people 0.069 deaths per 100,000 people 0.001 deaths per 100,000 people Cape Verde
2020s 0.065 deaths per 100,000 people 0.065 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, Cape Verde or Papua New Guinea?
Cape Verde, at 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Cape Verde and Papua New Guinea?
0 deaths per 100,000 people, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Papua New Guinea?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Cape Verde and Papua New Guinea rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?
Cape Verde ranks 163rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 163rd 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.