What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Central African Republic and Japan?

0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Japan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Japan?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

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.

Central African Republic vs Japan: Drug use disorder death rate

Central African Republic

0.19 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Japan

0.22 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Central African Republic rank

126th

Japan rank

123rd

Drug use disorder death rate over time

Central African Republic
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Central African Republic's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 126th and Japan ranks 123rd of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Japan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.201 deaths per 100,000 people	0.226 deaths per 100,000 people	0.025 deaths per 100,000 people	Japan
2010s	0.202 deaths per 100,000 people	0.232 deaths per 100,000 people	0.03 deaths per 100,000 people	Japan
2020s	0.19 deaths per 100,000 people	0.205 deaths per 100,000 people	0.015 deaths per 100,000 people	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Central African Republic or Japan?: Japan, at 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people in Central African Republic as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Central African Republic and Japan?: 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Japan?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Central African Republic and Japan rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?: Central African Republic ranks 126th and Japan ranks 123rd 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
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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