Peru vs Senegal: Drug use disorder death rate
Peru
0.05 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Senegal
0.03 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Peru rank
171st
Senegal rank
173rd
Drug use disorder death rate over time
- Peru
- Senegal
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people in Senegal, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.7 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 171st and Senegal ranks 173rd of 194 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.031 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.011 deaths per 100,000 people | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.034 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.027 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.007 deaths per 100,000 people | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.045 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.015 deaths per 100,000 people | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Peru or Senegal?
- Peru, at 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people in Senegal as of 2021.
- What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Peru and Senegal?
- 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Senegal?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Peru and Senegal rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?
- Peru ranks 171st and Senegal ranks 173rd 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.