Malawi vs Poland: Drug use disorder death rate

Malawi
0.64 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Poland
0.65 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Malawi rank
69th
Poland rank
68th

Drug use disorder death rate over time

  • Malawi
  • Poland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.65 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people in Malawi, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Poland ahead.

Malawi ranks 69th and Poland ranks 68th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Poland Difference Ahead
2000s 0.389 deaths per 100,000 people 0.337 deaths per 100,000 people 0.052 deaths per 100,000 people Malawi
2010s 0.461 deaths per 100,000 people 0.287 deaths per 100,000 people 0.174 deaths per 100,000 people Malawi
2020s 0.565 deaths per 100,000 people 0.555 deaths per 100,000 people 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Malawi or Poland?
Poland, at 0.65 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people in Malawi as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Malawi and Poland?
0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Poland?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Malawi and Poland rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?
Malawi ranks 69th and Poland ranks 68th 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

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