Japan vs Qatar: Drug use disorder death rate
Japan
0.22 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Qatar
0.26 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Japan rank
123rd
Qatar rank
121st
Drug use disorder death rate over time
- Japan
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 0.26 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 123rd and Qatar ranks 121st of 194 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.226 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.376 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people | Qatar |
| 2010s | 0.232 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.328 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.096 deaths per 100,000 people | Qatar |
| 2020s | 0.205 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.275 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Japan or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 0.26 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Japan and Qatar?
- 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Qatar?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Qatar rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?
- Japan ranks 123rd and Qatar ranks 121st 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.