Maldives vs Romania: Drug use disorder death rate

Maldives
0.25 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Romania
0.21 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Maldives rank
122nd
Romania rank
124th

Drug use disorder death rate over time

  • Maldives
  • Romania
0.10.20.30.4200020102021

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people in Romania, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Romania ahead.

Maldives ranks 122nd and Romania ranks 124th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Romania Difference Ahead
2000s 0.171 deaths per 100,000 people 0.191 deaths per 100,000 people 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people Romania
2010s 0.287 deaths per 100,000 people 0.212 deaths per 100,000 people 0.075 deaths per 100,000 people Maldives
2020s 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Maldives or Romania?
Maldives, at 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people in Romania as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Maldives and Romania?
0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Romania?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Maldives and Romania rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?
Maldives ranks 122nd 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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About this data

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