Which has higher drug use disorder deaths, Botswana or Central African Republic?

Central African Republic, at 9.83 deaths against 8.54 deaths in Botswana as of 2021.

What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths between Botswana and Central African Republic?

1.29 deaths, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Central African Republic?

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.

Botswana vs Central African Republic: Drug use disorder deaths

Botswana

8.54 deaths

in 2021

Central African Republic

9.83 deaths

in 2021

Botswana rank

119th

Central African Republic rank

117th

Drug use disorder deaths over time

Botswana
Central African Republic

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 9.83 deaths against 8.54 deaths in Botswana, a difference of 1.29 deaths.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.

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

Botswana ranks 119th and Central African Republic ranks 117th of 194 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Central African Republic	Difference	Ahead
2000s	4.9 deaths	7.84 deaths	2.94 deaths	Central African Republic
2010s	9.09 deaths	9.22 deaths	0.138 deaths	Central African Republic
2020s	8.52 deaths	9.59 deaths	1.07 deaths	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder deaths, Botswana or Central African Republic?: Central African Republic, at 9.83 deaths against 8.54 deaths in Botswana as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths between Botswana and Central African Republic?: 1.29 deaths, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Central African Republic?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Botswana and Central African Republic rank globally for drug use disorder deaths?: Botswana ranks 119th and Central African Republic ranks 117th 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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