What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe?

0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe?

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.

Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe: Drug use disorder death rate

Sri Lanka

0.57 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Zimbabwe

0.54 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Sri Lanka rank

80th

Zimbabwe rank

82nd

Drug use disorder death rate over time

Sri Lanka
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.57 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.54 deaths per 100,000 people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 80th and Zimbabwe ranks 82nd of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.783 deaths per 100,000 people	0.312 deaths per 100,000 people	0.471 deaths per 100,000 people	Sri Lanka
2010s	0.553 deaths per 100,000 people	0.408 deaths per 100,000 people	0.145 deaths per 100,000 people	Sri Lanka
2020s	0.525 deaths per 100,000 people	0.51 deaths per 100,000 people	0.015 deaths per 100,000 people	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Sri Lanka or Zimbabwe?: Sri Lanka, at 0.57 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.54 deaths per 100,000 people in Zimbabwe as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe?: 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?: Sri Lanka ranks 80th and Zimbabwe ranks 82nd 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.