Nicaragua vs Peru: Drug use disorder death rate
Nicaragua
0.04 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Peru
0.05 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Nicaragua rank
172nd
Peru rank
171st
Drug use disorder death rate over time
- Nicaragua
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.2 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 172nd and Peru ranks 171st of 194 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.031 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.119 deaths per 100,000 people | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.034 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.046 deaths per 100,000 people | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.055 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.045 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Nicaragua or Peru?
- Peru, at 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people in Nicaragua as of 2021.
- What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Nicaragua and Peru?
- 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Peru?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Nicaragua and Peru rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?
- Nicaragua ranks 172nd and Peru ranks 171st 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
Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.