Japan vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Drug use disorder death rate

Japan
0.22 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Saint Kitts and Nevis
0.19 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Japan rank
123rd
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
126th

Drug use disorder death rate over time

  • Japan
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
00.10.20.30.4200020102021

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people in Saint Kitts and Nevis, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Saint Kitts and Nevis's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.

Japan ranks 123rd and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 126th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Saint Kitts and Nevis in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Saint Kitts and Nevis Difference Ahead
2000s 0.226 deaths per 100,000 people 0.308 deaths per 100,000 people 0.082 deaths per 100,000 people Saint Kitts and Nevis
2010s 0.232 deaths per 100,000 people 0.192 deaths per 100,000 people 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people Japan
2020s 0.205 deaths per 100,000 people 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people 0.025 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Japan, at 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people in Saint Kitts and Nevis as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Japan and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Japan and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?
Japan ranks 123rd and Saint Kitts and Nevis 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

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