Eswatini vs Zambia: Drug use disorder death rate
Eswatini
0.72 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Zambia
0.76 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Eswatini rank
63rd
Zambia rank
60th
Drug use disorder death rate over time
- Eswatini
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.72 deaths per 100,000 people in Eswatini, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zambia ahead.
Eswatini ranks 63rd and Zambia ranks 60th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.369 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.414 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.045 deaths per 100,000 people | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.605 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.534 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.071 deaths per 100,000 people | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 0.655 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.655 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Eswatini or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.72 deaths per 100,000 people in Eswatini as of 2021.
- What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Eswatini and Zambia?
- 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Zambia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Eswatini and Zambia rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?
- Eswatini ranks 63rd and Zambia ranks 60th 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
Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.