What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Mozambique and Uganda?

0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with Uganda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Uganda?

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.

Mozambique vs Uganda: Drug use disorder death rate

Mozambique

0.4 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Uganda

0.45 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Mozambique rank

94th

Uganda rank

92nd

Drug use disorder death rate over time

Mozambique
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.4 deaths per 100,000 people in Mozambique, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.

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

Mozambique ranks 94th and Uganda ranks 92nd of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mozambique	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.176 deaths per 100,000 people	0.344 deaths per 100,000 people	0.168 deaths per 100,000 people	Uganda
2010s	0.341 deaths per 100,000 people	0.372 deaths per 100,000 people	0.031 deaths per 100,000 people	Uganda
2020s	0.375 deaths per 100,000 people	0.405 deaths per 100,000 people	0.03 deaths per 100,000 people	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Mozambique or Uganda?: Uganda, at 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.4 deaths per 100,000 people in Mozambique as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Mozambique and Uganda?: 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Uganda?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Mozambique and Uganda rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?: Mozambique ranks 94th and Uganda ranks 92nd 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.