What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Tanzania, United Republic of and Zambia?

0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania, United Republic of and Zambia?

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.

Tanzania, United Republic of vs Zambia: Drug use disorder death rate

Tanzania, United Republic of

0.73 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Zambia

0.76 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

62nd

Zambia rank

60th

Drug use disorder death rate over time

Tanzania, United Republic of
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 62nd and Zambia ranks 60th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Tanzania, United Republic of averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Tanzania, United Republic of	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.458 deaths per 100,000 people	0.414 deaths per 100,000 people	0.044 deaths per 100,000 people	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	0.556 deaths per 100,000 people	0.534 deaths per 100,000 people	0.022 deaths per 100,000 people	Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s	0.64 deaths per 100,000 people	0.655 deaths per 100,000 people	0.015 deaths per 100,000 people	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Tanzania, United Republic of or Zambia?: Zambia, at 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Tanzania, United Republic of and Zambia?: 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania, United Republic of and Zambia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Tanzania, United Republic of and Zambia rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?: Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 62nd and Zambia ranks 60th 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.