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

28.99 deaths, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

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

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 Turkey: Drug use disorder deaths

Democratic Republic of Congo

244.36 deaths

in 2021

Turkey

215.37 deaths

in 2021

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

29th

Turkey rank

32nd

Drug use disorder deaths over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Turkey

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 244.36 deaths against 215.37 deaths in Turkey, a difference of 28.99 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Turkey ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 29th and Turkey ranks 32nd of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
2000s	90.73 deaths	154.34 deaths	63.61 deaths	Turkey
2010s	156.63 deaths	232.55 deaths	75.91 deaths	Turkey
2020s	219.09 deaths	225.35 deaths	6.26 deaths	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder deaths, Democratic Republic of Congo or Turkey?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 244.36 deaths against 215.37 deaths in Turkey as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths between Democratic Republic of Congo and Turkey?: 28.99 deaths, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Turkey?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Turkey rank globally for drug use disorder deaths?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 29th and Turkey ranks 32nd 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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