Armenia vs Papua New Guinea: Drug use disorder deaths

Armenia
5.24 deaths
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
6.15 deaths
in 2021
Armenia rank
132nd
Papua New Guinea rank
129th

Drug use disorder deaths over time

  • Armenia
  • Papua New Guinea
0246200020102021

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 6.15 deaths against 5.24 deaths in Armenia, a difference of 0.91 deaths.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Armenia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Armenia ranks 132nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 129th of 194 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Armenia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 1.36 deaths 3.86 deaths 2.5 deaths Papua New Guinea
2010s 1.81 deaths 5.27 deaths 3.46 deaths Papua New Guinea
2020s 3.99 deaths 5.75 deaths 1.76 deaths Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder deaths, Armenia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 6.15 deaths against 5.24 deaths in Armenia as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths between Armenia and Papua New Guinea?
0.91 deaths, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Papua New Guinea?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Armenia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for drug use disorder deaths?
Armenia ranks 132nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 129th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Drug use disorder deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Drug use disorder deaths
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
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