Lithuania vs Sweden: Drug use disorder death rate
Lithuania
3.4 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sweden
3.82 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Lithuania rank
14th
Sweden rank
12th
Drug use disorder death rate over time
- Lithuania
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 3.82 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.4 deaths per 100,000 people in Lithuania, a difference of 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Lithuania's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.
Lithuania ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 12th of 194 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.536 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 3.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.975 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 3.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Lithuania or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 3.82 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.4 deaths per 100,000 people in Lithuania as of 2021.
- What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Lithuania and Sweden?
- 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Sweden?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Lithuania and Sweden rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?
- Lithuania ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 12th 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.