Which has higher cocaine use disorder deaths by sex, Australia or Republic of Korea?

Australia, at 2.04 deaths against 1.88 deaths in Republic of Korea as of 2021.

What is the difference in cocaine use disorder deaths by sex between Australia and Republic of Korea?

0.16 deaths, with Australia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Republic of Korea?

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 Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Republic of Korea: Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex

Australia

2.04 deaths

in 2021

Republic of Korea

1.88 deaths

in 2021

Australia rank

61st

Republic of Korea rank

63rd

Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex over time

Australia
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Australia currently reports 2.04 deaths against 1.88 deaths in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.16 deaths.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Republic of Korea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 61st and Republic of Korea ranks 63rd of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.2 deaths	0.756 deaths	0.442 deaths	Australia
2010s	1.89 deaths	1.12 deaths	0.771 deaths	Australia
2020s	2.22 deaths	1.46 deaths	0.765 deaths	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cocaine use disorder deaths by sex, Australia or Republic of Korea?: Australia, at 2.04 deaths against 1.88 deaths in Republic of Korea as of 2021.
What is the difference in cocaine use disorder deaths by sex between Australia and Republic of Korea?: 0.16 deaths, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Republic of Korea?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Australia and Republic of Korea rank globally for cocaine use disorder deaths by sex?: Australia ranks 61st and Republic of Korea ranks 63rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex
Unit: deaths
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 cocaine use disorders in females.