What is the difference in cocaine use disorder deaths by sex between Dominican Republic and Portugal?

0.14 deaths, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Portugal?

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.

Dominican Republic vs Portugal: Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex

Dominican Republic

0.66 deaths

in 2021

Portugal

0.8 deaths

in 2021

Dominican Republic rank

88th

Portugal rank

85th

Cocaine use disorder deaths by sex over time

Dominican Republic
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.8 deaths against 0.66 deaths in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.14 deaths.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Dominican Republic's.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 88th and Portugal ranks 85th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.664 deaths	0.371 deaths	0.293 deaths	Dominican Republic
2010s	0.821 deaths	0.503 deaths	0.318 deaths	Dominican Republic
2020s	0.66 deaths	0.795 deaths	0.135 deaths	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cocaine use disorder deaths by sex, Dominican Republic or Portugal?: Portugal, at 0.8 deaths against 0.66 deaths in Dominican Republic as of 2021.
What is the difference in cocaine use disorder deaths by sex between Dominican Republic and Portugal?: 0.14 deaths, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Portugal?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Dominican Republic and Portugal rank globally for cocaine use disorder deaths by sex?: Dominican Republic ranks 88th and Portugal ranks 85th 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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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.