Italy vs Rwanda: Drug use disorder death rate

Italy
0.91 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Rwanda
0.87 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Italy rank
52nd
Rwanda rank
55th

Drug use disorder death rate over time

  • Italy
  • Rwanda
0.40.60.811.21.4200020102021

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.91 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.87 deaths per 100,000 people in Rwanda, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 52nd and Rwanda ranks 55th of 194 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Rwanda Difference Ahead
2000s 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people 0.469 deaths per 100,000 people 0.538 deaths per 100,000 people Italy
2010s 0.718 deaths per 100,000 people 0.66 deaths per 100,000 people 0.058 deaths per 100,000 people Italy
2020s 0.875 deaths per 100,000 people 0.78 deaths per 100,000 people 0.095 deaths per 100,000 people Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Italy or Rwanda?
Italy, at 0.91 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.87 deaths per 100,000 people in Rwanda as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Italy and Rwanda?
0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Rwanda?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Italy and Rwanda rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?
Italy ranks 52nd and Rwanda ranks 55th 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.