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

0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.

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

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 Portugal: Drug use disorder death rate

Costa Rica

0.66 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Portugal

0.64 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Costa Rica rank

67th

Portugal rank

69th

Drug use disorder death rate over time

Costa Rica
Portugal

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 9 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Portugal ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.293 deaths per 100,000 people	0.473 deaths per 100,000 people	0.18 deaths per 100,000 people	Portugal
2010s	0.395 deaths per 100,000 people	0.484 deaths per 100,000 people	0.089 deaths per 100,000 people	Portugal
2020s	0.545 deaths per 100,000 people	0.655 deaths per 100,000 people	0.11 deaths per 100,000 people	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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