What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Kazakhstan and Latvia?

0.15 deaths per 100,000 people, with Latvia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Latvia?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

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.

Kazakhstan vs Latvia: Drug use disorder death rate

Kazakhstan

1.85 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Latvia

2 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Kazakhstan rank

30th

Latvia rank

27th

Drug use disorder death rate over time

Kazakhstan
Latvia

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 2 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Kazakhstan's.

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

Kazakhstan ranks 30th and Latvia ranks 27th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kazakhstan	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3.4 deaths per 100,000 people	1.74 deaths per 100,000 people	1.67 deaths per 100,000 people	Kazakhstan
2010s	2.4 deaths per 100,000 people	1.31 deaths per 100,000 people	1.1 deaths per 100,000 people	Kazakhstan
2020s	1.96 deaths per 100,000 people	1.99 deaths per 100,000 people	0.03 deaths per 100,000 people	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Kazakhstan or Latvia?: Latvia, at 2 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people in Kazakhstan as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Kazakhstan and Latvia?: 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Latvia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Kazakhstan and Latvia rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?: Kazakhstan ranks 30th and Latvia ranks 27th 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: 28 August 2026

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