Costa Rica vs Malawi: Drug use disorder death rate

Costa Rica
0.66 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Malawi
0.64 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
67th
Malawi rank
69th

Drug use disorder death rate over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Malawi
0.20.40.6200020102021

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.66 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people in Malawi, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 67th and Malawi ranks 69th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Malawi Difference Ahead
2000s 0.293 deaths per 100,000 people 0.389 deaths per 100,000 people 0.096 deaths per 100,000 people Malawi
2010s 0.395 deaths per 100,000 people 0.461 deaths per 100,000 people 0.066 deaths per 100,000 people Malawi
2020s 0.545 deaths per 100,000 people 0.565 deaths per 100,000 people 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Costa Rica or Malawi?
Costa Rica, at 0.66 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people in Malawi as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Costa Rica and Malawi?
0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malawi?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Malawi rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?
Costa Rica ranks 67th and Malawi ranks 69th 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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About this data

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

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