Kenya vs Panama: Drug use disorder death rate
Kenya
0.17 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Panama
0.16 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Kenya rank
136th
Panama rank
139th
Drug use disorder death rate over time
- Kenya
- Panama
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people in Panama, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Panama ahead.
Kenya ranks 136th and Panama ranks 139th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.293 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.093 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.246 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.211 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.035 deaths per 100,000 people | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.205 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.005 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Kenya or Panama?
- Kenya, at 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people in Panama as of 2021.
- What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Kenya and Panama?
- 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Panama?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Kenya and Panama rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?
- Kenya ranks 136th and Panama ranks 139th 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.