What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Luxembourg and Switzerland?

0.28 deaths per 100,000 people, with Switzerland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Switzerland?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

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.

Luxembourg vs Switzerland: Drug use disorder death rate

Luxembourg

2.57 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Switzerland

2.85 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Luxembourg rank

20th

Switzerland rank

18th

Drug use disorder death rate over time

Luxembourg
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 2.85 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.57 deaths per 100,000 people in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 18th of 194 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Luxembourg	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.6 deaths per 100,000 people	3.3 deaths per 100,000 people	0.692 deaths per 100,000 people	Switzerland
2010s	1.61 deaths per 100,000 people	2.52 deaths per 100,000 people	0.912 deaths per 100,000 people	Switzerland
2020s	2.41 deaths per 100,000 people	2.79 deaths per 100,000 people	0.385 deaths per 100,000 people	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Luxembourg or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 2.85 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.57 deaths per 100,000 people in Luxembourg as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Luxembourg and Switzerland?: 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Switzerland?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Luxembourg and Switzerland rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?: Luxembourg ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 18th 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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Indicator: Drug use disorder death rate
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.