Saudi Arabia vs Timor-Leste: Drug use disorder death rate

Saudi Arabia
0.08 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Timor-Leste
0.09 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Saudi Arabia rank
162nd
Timor-Leste rank
159th

Drug use disorder death rate over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Timor-Leste
00.050.10.15200020102021

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Timor-Leste ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 162nd and Timor-Leste ranks 159th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
2000s 0.114 deaths per 100,000 people 0.074 deaths per 100,000 people 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people Saudi Arabia
2010s 0.094 deaths per 100,000 people 0.088 deaths per 100,000 people 0.006 deaths per 100,000 people Saudi Arabia
2020s 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people 0.085 deaths per 100,000 people 0.005 deaths per 100,000 people Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Saudi Arabia or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people in Saudi Arabia as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Saudi Arabia and Timor-Leste?
0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Timor-Leste?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Saudi Arabia and Timor-Leste rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?
Saudi Arabia ranks 162nd and Timor-Leste ranks 159th 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.