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
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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) – 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.