Bulgaria vs Uruguay: Drug use disorder deaths

Bulgaria
16.27 deaths
in 2021
Uruguay
14.61 deaths
in 2021
Bulgaria rank
102nd
Uruguay rank
105th

Drug use disorder deaths over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Uruguay
010203040200020102021

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 16.27 deaths against 14.61 deaths in Uruguay, a difference of 1.66 deaths.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

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

Bulgaria ranks 102nd and Uruguay ranks 105th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 25.06 deaths 5.47 deaths 19.59 deaths Bulgaria
2010s 20.84 deaths 8.97 deaths 11.87 deaths Bulgaria
2020s 19.67 deaths 15.13 deaths 4.54 deaths Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder deaths, Bulgaria or Uruguay?
Bulgaria, at 16.27 deaths against 14.61 deaths in Uruguay as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths between Bulgaria and Uruguay?
1.66 deaths, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Uruguay?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Bulgaria and Uruguay rank globally for drug use disorder deaths?
Bulgaria ranks 102nd and Uruguay ranks 105th 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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