What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Dominican Republic and Peru?

0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Peru?

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.

Dominican Republic vs Peru: Drug use disorder death rate

Dominican Republic

0.06 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Peru

0.05 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Dominican Republic rank

169th

Peru rank

171st

Drug use disorder death rate over time

Dominican Republic
Peru

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people in Peru, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 169th and Peru ranks 171st of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Peru	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.072 deaths per 100,000 people	0.031 deaths per 100,000 people	0.041 deaths per 100,000 people	Dominican Republic
2010s	0.081 deaths per 100,000 people	0.034 deaths per 100,000 people	0.047 deaths per 100,000 people	Dominican Republic
2020s	0.06 deaths per 100,000 people	0.045 deaths per 100,000 people	0.015 deaths per 100,000 people	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Dominican Republic or Peru?: Dominican Republic, at 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people in Peru as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Dominican Republic and Peru?: 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Peru?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Dominican Republic and Peru rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?: Dominican Republic ranks 169th and Peru ranks 171st 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.