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

0.16 deaths per 100,000 people, with Croatia ahead.

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

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 New Zealand: Drug use disorder death rate

Croatia

1.71 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

New Zealand

1.55 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Croatia rank

32nd

New Zealand rank

34th

Drug use disorder death rate over time

Croatia
New Zealand

How they compare

Croatia currently reports 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Croatia's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 32nd and New Zealand ranks 34th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.84 deaths per 100,000 people	1.21 deaths per 100,000 people	0.631 deaths per 100,000 people	Croatia
2010s	1.88 deaths per 100,000 people	1.55 deaths per 100,000 people	0.334 deaths per 100,000 people	Croatia
2020s	1.81 deaths per 100,000 people	1.51 deaths per 100,000 people	0.3 deaths per 100,000 people	Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Croatia or New Zealand?: Croatia, at 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Croatia and New Zealand?: 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and New Zealand?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Croatia and New Zealand rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?: Croatia ranks 32nd and New Zealand ranks 34th 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.