Korea vs Sao Tome and Principe: Drug use disorder death rate
Korea
0.13 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sao Tome and Principe
0.13 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Korea rank
148th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
148th
Drug use disorder death rate over time
- Korea
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Korea currently reports 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 148th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 148th of 194 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.073 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.095 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.022 deaths per 100,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 0.074 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.121 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.047 deaths per 100,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Korea or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Korea, at 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2021.
- What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Korea and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0 deaths per 100,000 people, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Korea and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?
- Korea ranks 148th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 148th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) β 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.