What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Malaysia and Romania?

0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Romania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Romania?

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.

Malaysia vs Romania: Drug use disorder death rate

Malaysia

0.19 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Romania

0.21 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Malaysia rank

126th

Romania rank

124th

Drug use disorder death rate over time

Malaysia
Romania

How they compare

Romania currently reports 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people in Malaysia, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Romania ahead.

Malaysia ranks 126th and Romania ranks 124th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Romania	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.125 deaths per 100,000 people	0.191 deaths per 100,000 people	0.066 deaths per 100,000 people	Romania
2010s	0.146 deaths per 100,000 people	0.212 deaths per 100,000 people	0.066 deaths per 100,000 people	Romania
2020s	0.165 deaths per 100,000 people	0.21 deaths per 100,000 people	0.045 deaths per 100,000 people	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Malaysia or Romania?: Romania, at 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people in Malaysia as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Malaysia and Romania?: 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Romania?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Malaysia and Romania rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?: Malaysia ranks 126th and Romania ranks 124th 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.