Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Papua New Guinea: Alcohol and drug use disorders death rate
Lao People's Democratic Republic
0.6735 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
0.6349 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
167th
Papua New Guinea rank
168th
Alcohol and drug use disorders death rate over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 0.6735 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.6349 deaths per 100,000 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0386 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 167th and Papua New Guinea ranks 168th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6159 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6026 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0133 deaths per 100,000 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 0.6223 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6327 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0103 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.6402 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6179 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0224 deaths per 100,000 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher alcohol and drug use disorders death rate, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Papua New Guinea?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 0.6735 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.6349 deaths per 100,000 people in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in alcohol and drug use disorders death rate between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0386 deaths per 100,000 people, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea rank globally for alcohol and drug use disorders death rate?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 167th 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
Estimated number of deaths from substance use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.