What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Croatia and Kazakhstan?

0.14 deaths per 100,000 people, with Kazakhstan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Kazakhstan?

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.

Croatia vs Kazakhstan: Drug use disorder death rate

Croatia

1.71 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Kazakhstan

1.85 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Croatia rank

32nd

Kazakhstan rank

30th

Drug use disorder death rate over time

Croatia
Kazakhstan

How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people in Croatia, a difference of 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Croatia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Croatia ranks 32nd and Kazakhstan ranks 30th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	Kazakhstan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.84 deaths per 100,000 people	3.4 deaths per 100,000 people	1.57 deaths per 100,000 people	Kazakhstan
2010s	1.88 deaths per 100,000 people	2.4 deaths per 100,000 people	0.523 deaths per 100,000 people	Kazakhstan
2020s	1.81 deaths per 100,000 people	1.96 deaths per 100,000 people	0.15 deaths per 100,000 people	Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Croatia or Kazakhstan?: Kazakhstan, at 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people in Croatia as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Croatia and Kazakhstan?: 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Kazakhstan?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Croatia and Kazakhstan rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?: Croatia ranks 32nd and Kazakhstan ranks 30th 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.