Kenya vs Tuvalu: Drug use disorder death rate
Kenya
0.17 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Tuvalu
0.18 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Kenya rank
136th
Tuvalu rank
132nd
Drug use disorder death rate over time
- Kenya
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people in Kenya, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Kenya ranks 136th and Tuvalu ranks 132nd of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Tuvalu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.202 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.002 deaths per 100,000 people | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 0.246 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.182 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.064 deaths per 100,000 people | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.225 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.025 deaths per 100,000 people | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Kenya or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people in Kenya as of 2021.
- What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Kenya and Tuvalu?
- 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tuvalu?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Kenya and Tuvalu rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?
- Kenya ranks 136th and Tuvalu ranks 132nd 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.