Lesotho vs Rwanda: Drug use disorder death rate
Lesotho
0.78 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Rwanda
0.87 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Lesotho rank
58th
Rwanda rank
55th
Drug use disorder death rate over time
- Lesotho
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.87 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.78 deaths per 100,000 people in Lesotho, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Rwanda ahead.
Lesotho ranks 58th and Rwanda ranks 55th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.377 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.469 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.092 deaths per 100,000 people | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.679 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.019 deaths per 100,000 people | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Lesotho or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 0.87 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.78 deaths per 100,000 people in Lesotho as of 2021.
- What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Lesotho and Rwanda?
- 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Rwanda?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Lesotho and Rwanda rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?
- Lesotho ranks 58th and Rwanda ranks 55th 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.