Guyana vs Papua New Guinea: Alcohol and drug use disorders death rate

Guyana
0.6009 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
0.6349 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Guyana rank
171st
Papua New Guinea rank
168th

Alcohol and drug use disorders death rate over time

  • Guyana
  • Papua New Guinea
0.50.7511.21.5200020102021

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.6349 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.6009 deaths per 100,000 people in Guyana, a difference of 0.034 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 171st and Papua New Guinea ranks 168th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people 0.6026 deaths per 100,000 people 0.6806 deaths per 100,000 people Guyana
2010s 0.6931 deaths per 100,000 people 0.6327 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0604 deaths per 100,000 people Guyana
2020s 0.6707 deaths per 100,000 people 0.6179 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0528 deaths per 100,000 people Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher alcohol and drug use disorders death rate, Guyana or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.6349 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.6009 deaths per 100,000 people in Guyana as of 2021.
What is the difference in alcohol and drug use disorders death rate between Guyana and Papua New Guinea?
0.034 deaths per 100,000 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Papua New Guinea?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Guyana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for alcohol and drug use disorders death rate?
Guyana ranks 171st and Papua New Guinea ranks 168th 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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About this data

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
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Estimated number of deaths from substance use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.