What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between United Arab Emirates and Zimbabwe?

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

How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates 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.

United Arab Emirates vs Zimbabwe: Drug use disorder death rate

United Arab Emirates

0.51 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Zimbabwe

0.54 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

United Arab Emirates rank

85th

Zimbabwe rank

82nd

Drug use disorder death rate over time

United Arab Emirates
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.54 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.51 deaths per 100,000 people in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

United Arab Emirates ranks 85th and Zimbabwe ranks 82nd of 194 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	United Arab Emirates	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.438 deaths per 100,000 people	0.312 deaths per 100,000 people	0.126 deaths per 100,000 people	United Arab Emirates
2010s	0.64 deaths per 100,000 people	0.408 deaths per 100,000 people	0.232 deaths per 100,000 people	United Arab Emirates
2020s	0.605 deaths per 100,000 people	0.51 deaths per 100,000 people	0.095 deaths per 100,000 people	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, United Arab Emirates or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 0.54 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.51 deaths per 100,000 people in United Arab Emirates as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between United Arab Emirates and Zimbabwe?: 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates and Zimbabwe?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do United Arab Emirates and Zimbabwe rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?: United Arab Emirates ranks 85th 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.