Latvia vs Spain: Drug use disorder death rate
Latvia
2 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Spain
2.08 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Latvia rank
27th
Spain rank
25th
Drug use disorder death rate over time
- Latvia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people against 2 deaths per 100,000 people in Latvia, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 27th and Spain ranks 25th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.086 deaths per 100,000 people | Latvia |
| 2010s | 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.214 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 2020s | 1.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Latvia or Spain?
- Spain, at 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people against 2 deaths per 100,000 people in Latvia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Latvia and Spain?
- 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Spain?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Latvia and Spain rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?
- Latvia ranks 27th and Spain ranks 25th 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.