Costa Rica vs Syrian Arab Republic: Drug use disorder death rate

Costa Rica
0.66 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Syrian Arab Republic
0.71 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
67th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
64th

Drug use disorder death rate over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Syrian Arab Republic
0.20.40.60.8200020102021

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic 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 Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Syrian Arab Republic has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 67th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 64th of 194 countries.

Syrian Arab Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
2000s 0.293 deaths per 100,000 people 0.577 deaths per 100,000 people 0.284 deaths per 100,000 people Syrian Arab Republic
2010s 0.395 deaths per 100,000 people 0.694 deaths per 100,000 people 0.299 deaths per 100,000 people Syrian Arab Republic
2020s 0.545 deaths per 100,000 people 0.7 deaths per 100,000 people 0.155 deaths per 100,000 people Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Costa Rica or Syrian Arab Republic?
Syrian Arab Republic, 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 Syrian Arab Republic?
0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Syrian Arab Republic?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?
Costa Rica ranks 67th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 64th 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

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