Costa Rica vs Georgia: Drug use disorder death rate
Costa Rica
0.66 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Georgia
0.71 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
67th
Georgia rank
64th
Drug use disorder death rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Georgia
How they compare
Georgia currently reports 0.71 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.66 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Georgia's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 67th and Georgia ranks 64th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Georgia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Georgia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.293 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.065 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.228 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.395 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.241 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.154 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.545 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.625 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people | Georgia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Costa Rica or Georgia?
- Georgia, at 0.71 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.66 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2021.
- What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Costa Rica and Georgia?
- 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with Georgia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Georgia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and Georgia rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 67th and Georgia ranks 64th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) β 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.