What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths between Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia?

18.33 deaths, with Indonesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia?

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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Indonesia: Drug use disorder deaths

Democratic Republic of Congo

244.36 deaths

in 2021

Indonesia

262.69 deaths

in 2021

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

29th

Indonesia rank

26th

Drug use disorder deaths over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Indonesia

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 262.69 deaths against 244.36 deaths in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 18.33 deaths.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 29th and Indonesia ranks 26th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Indonesia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	90.73 deaths	180.84 deaths	90.11 deaths	Indonesia
2010s	156.63 deaths	289.15 deaths	132.52 deaths	Indonesia
2020s	219.09 deaths	275.88 deaths	56.79 deaths	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder deaths, Democratic Republic of Congo or Indonesia?: Indonesia, at 262.69 deaths against 244.36 deaths in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths between Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia?: 18.33 deaths, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia rank globally for drug use disorder deaths?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 29th and Indonesia ranks 26th 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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