El Salvador vs Iceland: Alcohol and drug use disorders death rate

El Salvador
13.96 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Iceland
11.69 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
El Salvador rank
13th
Iceland rank
15th

Alcohol and drug use disorders death rate over time

  • El Salvador
  • Iceland
051015200020102021

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 13.96 deaths per 100,000 people against 11.69 deaths per 100,000 people in Iceland, a difference of 2.27 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.

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

El Salvador ranks 13th and Iceland ranks 15th of 194 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Iceland Difference Ahead
2000s 14.16 deaths per 100,000 people 3.61 deaths per 100,000 people 10.55 deaths per 100,000 people El Salvador
2010s 13.14 deaths per 100,000 people 8.77 deaths per 100,000 people 4.37 deaths per 100,000 people El Salvador
2020s 13.73 deaths per 100,000 people 11.7 deaths per 100,000 people 2.04 deaths per 100,000 people El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher alcohol and drug use disorders death rate, El Salvador or Iceland?
El Salvador, at 13.96 deaths per 100,000 people against 11.69 deaths per 100,000 people in Iceland as of 2021.
What is the difference in alcohol and drug use disorders death rate between El Salvador and Iceland?
2.27 deaths per 100,000 people, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iceland?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do El Salvador and Iceland rank globally for alcohol and drug use disorders death rate?
El Salvador ranks 13th and Iceland ranks 15th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Alcohol and drug use disorders death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Alcohol and drug use disorders 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 substance use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.