Which has higher drug use disorder deaths, Barbados or Micronesia (country)?

Micronesia (country), at 0.12 deaths against 0.09 deaths in Barbados as of 2021.

What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths between Barbados and Micronesia (country)?

0.03 deaths, with Micronesia (country) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Micronesia (country)?

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

Barbados vs Micronesia (country): Drug use disorder deaths

Barbados

0.09 deaths

in 2021

Micronesia (country)

0.12 deaths

in 2021

Barbados rank

176th

Micronesia (country) rank

175th

Drug use disorder deaths over time

Barbados
Micronesia (country)

How they compare

Micronesia (country) currently reports 0.12 deaths against 0.09 deaths in Barbados, a difference of 0.03 deaths.

That makes Micronesia (country)'s figure about 1.3 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 176th and Micronesia (country) ranks 175th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Micronesia (country) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Micronesia (country)	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.191 deaths	0.135 deaths	0.056 deaths	Barbados
2010s	0.12 deaths	0.116 deaths	0.004 deaths	Barbados
2020s	0.1 deaths	0.12 deaths	0.02 deaths	Micronesia (country)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder deaths, Barbados or Micronesia (country)?: Micronesia (country), at 0.12 deaths against 0.09 deaths in Barbados as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths between Barbados and Micronesia (country)?: 0.03 deaths, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Micronesia (country)?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Barbados and Micronesia (country) rank globally for drug use disorder deaths?: Barbados ranks 176th and Micronesia (country) ranks 175th 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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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
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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