Japan vs Singapore: Alcohol and drug use disorders death rate

Japan
0.7284 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Singapore
0.7367 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Japan rank
161st
Singapore rank
159th

Alcohol and drug use disorders death rate over time

  • Japan
  • Singapore
0.20.40.60.8200020102021

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 0.7367 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.7284 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.0083 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 161st and Singapore ranks 159th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Singapore Difference Ahead
2000s 0.5967 deaths per 100,000 people 0.3321 deaths per 100,000 people 0.2647 deaths per 100,000 people Japan
2010s 0.6175 deaths per 100,000 people 0.4631 deaths per 100,000 people 0.1544 deaths per 100,000 people Japan
2020s 0.7118 deaths per 100,000 people 0.6604 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0514 deaths per 100,000 people Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher alcohol and drug use disorders death rate, Japan or Singapore?
Singapore, at 0.7367 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.7284 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2021.
What is the difference in alcohol and drug use disorders death rate between Japan and Singapore?
0.0083 deaths per 100,000 people, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Singapore?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Japan and Singapore rank globally for alcohol and drug use disorders death rate?
Japan ranks 161st and Singapore ranks 159th 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
Last refreshed

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