El Salvador vs Uganda: Drug use disorder death rate
El Salvador
0.43 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Uganda
0.45 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
El Salvador rank
93rd
Uganda rank
92nd
Drug use disorder death rate over time
- El Salvador
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.43 deaths per 100,000 people in El Salvador, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 93rd and Uganda ranks 92nd of 194 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.494 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.344 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.437 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.372 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.065 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.405 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.015 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, El Salvador or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.43 deaths per 100,000 people in El Salvador as of 2021.
- What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between El Salvador and Uganda?
- 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uganda?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do El Salvador and Uganda rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?
- El Salvador ranks 93rd and Uganda ranks 92nd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) β 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
Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.