Mongolia vs Zambia: Drug use disorder death rate
Mongolia
0.74 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Zambia
0.76 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Mongolia rank
61st
Zambia rank
60th
Drug use disorder death rate over time
- Mongolia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.74 deaths per 100,000 people in Mongolia, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zambia ahead.
Mongolia ranks 61st and Zambia ranks 60th of 194 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.592 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.414 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.178 deaths per 100,000 people | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 0.769 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.534 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.235 deaths per 100,000 people | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 0.735 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.655 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Mongolia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.74 deaths per 100,000 people in Mongolia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Mongolia and Zambia?
- 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Zambia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Mongolia and Zambia rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?
- Mongolia ranks 61st and Zambia ranks 60th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.