Egypt vs Papua New Guinea: Drug use disorder death rate

Egypt
0.07 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
0.07 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Egypt rank
163rd
Papua New Guinea rank
163rd

Drug use disorder death rate over time

  • Egypt
  • Papua New Guinea
00.020.040.060.080.1200020102021

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 deaths per 100,000 people.

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

Egypt ranks 163rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 163rd of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 0.065 deaths per 100,000 people 0.069 deaths per 100,000 people 0.004 deaths per 100,000 people Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.091 deaths per 100,000 people 0.069 deaths per 100,000 people 0.022 deaths per 100,000 people Egypt
2020s 0.075 deaths per 100,000 people 0.065 deaths per 100,000 people 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Egypt or Papua New Guinea?
Egypt, at 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Egypt and Papua New Guinea?
0 deaths per 100,000 people, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Papua New Guinea?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Egypt and Papua New Guinea rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?
Egypt ranks 163rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 163rd 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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About this data

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.