New Zealand vs Ukraine: Drug use disorder death rate

New Zealand
1.55 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Ukraine
1.73 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
New Zealand rank
34th
Ukraine rank
31st

Drug use disorder death rate over time

  • New Zealand
  • Ukraine
1234200020102021

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 1.73 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people.

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

Across all 22 years both countries report, Ukraine has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 34th and Ukraine ranks 31st of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Ukraine Difference Ahead
2000s 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people 3.44 deaths per 100,000 people 2.23 deaths per 100,000 people Ukraine
2010s 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people 2.07 deaths per 100,000 people 0.526 deaths per 100,000 people Ukraine
2020s 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, New Zealand or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 1.73 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between New Zealand and Ukraine?
0.18 deaths per 100,000 people, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Ukraine?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do New Zealand and Ukraine rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?
New Zealand ranks 34th 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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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
Last refreshed

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