What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Comoros and Lesotho?

0.09 deaths per 100,000 people, with Comoros ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Lesotho?

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.

Comoros vs Lesotho: Drug use disorder death rate

Comoros

0.87 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Lesotho

0.78 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Comoros rank

55th

Lesotho rank

58th

Drug use disorder death rate over time

Comoros
Lesotho

How they compare

Comoros currently reports 0.87 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.78 deaths per 100,000 people in Lesotho, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Comoros's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Comoros ahead.

Comoros ranks 55th and Lesotho ranks 58th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Comoros	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.689 deaths per 100,000 people	0.377 deaths per 100,000 people	0.312 deaths per 100,000 people	Comoros
2010s	0.82 deaths per 100,000 people	0.679 deaths per 100,000 people	0.141 deaths per 100,000 people	Comoros
2020s	0.845 deaths per 100,000 people	0.82 deaths per 100,000 people	0.025 deaths per 100,000 people	Comoros

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Comoros or Lesotho?: Comoros, at 0.87 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.78 deaths per 100,000 people in Lesotho as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Comoros and Lesotho?: 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people, with Comoros ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Lesotho?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Comoros and Lesotho rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?: Comoros ranks 55th and Lesotho ranks 58th 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.