What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Viet Nam and Yemen?

0.07 deaths per 100,000 people, with Viet Nam ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Viet Nam and Yemen?

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.

Viet Nam vs Yemen: Drug use disorder death rate

Viet Nam

1.18 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Yemen

1.11 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Viet Nam rank

43rd

Yemen rank

46th

Drug use disorder death rate over time

Viet Nam
Yemen

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people in Yemen, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

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

Viet Nam ranks 43rd and Yemen ranks 46th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Viet Nam averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Viet Nam	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.762 deaths per 100,000 people	0.971 deaths per 100,000 people	0.209 deaths per 100,000 people	Yemen
2010s	1.11 deaths per 100,000 people	1.08 deaths per 100,000 people	0.039 deaths per 100,000 people	Viet Nam
2020s	1.15 deaths per 100,000 people	1.04 deaths per 100,000 people	0.105 deaths per 100,000 people	Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder death rate, Viet Nam or Yemen?: Viet Nam, at 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people in Yemen as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder death rate between Viet Nam and Yemen?: 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Viet Nam and Yemen?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Viet Nam and Yemen rank globally for drug use disorder death rate?: Viet Nam ranks 43rd and Yemen ranks 46th 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.