What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Malta and New Zealand?

0.16 deaths per 100,000 people, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and New Zealand?

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.

Malta vs New Zealand: Drug use disorder death rate

Malta

1.39 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

New Zealand

1.55 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Malta rank

36th

New Zealand rank

34th

Drug use disorder death rate over time

Malta
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people in Malta, a difference of 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 36th and New Zealand ranks 34th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.67 deaths per 100,000 people	1.21 deaths per 100,000 people	0.458 deaths per 100,000 people	Malta
2010s	0.845 deaths per 100,000 people	1.55 deaths per 100,000 people	0.701 deaths per 100,000 people	New Zealand
2020s	1.29 deaths per 100,000 people	1.51 deaths per 100,000 people	0.215 deaths per 100,000 people	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Malta or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people in Malta as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Malta and New Zealand?: 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and New Zealand?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Malta and New Zealand rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?: Malta ranks 36th and New Zealand ranks 34th 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.