Iraq vs Sudan: Drug use disorder death rate
Iraq
0.95 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sudan
1.04 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Iraq rank
51st
Sudan rank
49th
Drug use disorder death rate over time
- Iraq
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.95 deaths per 100,000 people in Iraq, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 51st and Sudan ranks 49th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.919 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.099 deaths per 100,000 people | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.945 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.997 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.052 deaths per 100,000 people | Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Iraq or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.95 deaths per 100,000 people in Iraq as of 2021.
- What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Iraq and Sudan?
- 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sudan?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Iraq and Sudan rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?
- Iraq ranks 51st and Sudan ranks 49th 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.