What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Netherlands and Ukraine?

0.22 deaths per 100,000 people, with Netherlands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Ukraine?

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.

Netherlands vs Ukraine: Drug use disorder death rate

Netherlands

1.95 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Ukraine

1.73 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Netherlands rank

28th

Ukraine rank

31st

Drug use disorder death rate over time

Netherlands
Ukraine

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.73 deaths per 100,000 people in Ukraine, a difference of 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Ukraine's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ukraine ahead.

Netherlands ranks 28th and Ukraine ranks 31st of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 1 and Ukraine in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.809 deaths per 100,000 people	3.44 deaths per 100,000 people	2.63 deaths per 100,000 people	Ukraine
2010s	1.09 deaths per 100,000 people	2.07 deaths per 100,000 people	0.978 deaths per 100,000 people	Ukraine
2020s	1.88 deaths per 100,000 people	1.78 deaths per 100,000 people	0.1 deaths per 100,000 people	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Netherlands or Ukraine?: Netherlands, at 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.73 deaths per 100,000 people in Ukraine as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Netherlands and Ukraine?: 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Ukraine?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Netherlands and Ukraine rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?: Netherlands ranks 28th and Ukraine ranks 31st 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.