India vs Uruguay: Drug use disorder death rate

India
0.6 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Uruguay
0.62 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
India rank
76th
Uruguay rank
73rd

Drug use disorder death rate over time

  • India
  • Uruguay
00.20.40.6200020102021

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.62 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.6 deaths per 100,000 people in India, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was India ahead.

India ranks 76th and Uruguay ranks 73rd of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 0.485 deaths per 100,000 people 0.237 deaths per 100,000 people 0.248 deaths per 100,000 people India
2010s 0.537 deaths per 100,000 people 0.369 deaths per 100,000 people 0.168 deaths per 100,000 people India
2020s 0.605 deaths per 100,000 people 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people 0.035 deaths per 100,000 people Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, India or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.62 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.6 deaths per 100,000 people in India as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between India and Uruguay?
0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Uruguay?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do India and Uruguay rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?
India ranks 76th and Uruguay ranks 73rd 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

Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.