Japan vs Paraguay: Drug use disorder death rate
Japan
0.22 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Paraguay
0.19 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Japan rank
123rd
Paraguay rank
126th
Drug use disorder death rate over time
- Japan
- Paraguay
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people in Paraguay, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 123rd and Paraguay ranks 126th of 194 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.226 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.041 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.185 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.232 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.144 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.088 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.205 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.045 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Japan or Paraguay?
- Japan, at 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people in Paraguay as of 2021.
- What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Japan and Paraguay?
- 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Paraguay?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Paraguay rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?
- Japan ranks 123rd and Paraguay ranks 126th 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.