What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Costa Rica and Honduras?

0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Honduras ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Honduras?

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.

Costa Rica vs Honduras: Drug use disorder death rate

Costa Rica

0.66 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Honduras

0.7 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Costa Rica rank

67th

Honduras rank

66th

Drug use disorder death rate over time

Costa Rica
Honduras

How they compare

Honduras currently reports 0.7 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.66 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Honduras's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Honduras has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 67th and Honduras ranks 66th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Honduras	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.293 deaths per 100,000 people	0.566 deaths per 100,000 people	0.273 deaths per 100,000 people	Honduras
2010s	0.395 deaths per 100,000 people	0.872 deaths per 100,000 people	0.477 deaths per 100,000 people	Honduras
2020s	0.545 deaths per 100,000 people	0.68 deaths per 100,000 people	0.135 deaths per 100,000 people	Honduras

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Costa Rica or Honduras?: Honduras, at 0.7 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 Honduras?: 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Honduras ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Honduras?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Honduras rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?: Costa Rica ranks 67th and Honduras ranks 66th 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.