What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths between Dominican Republic and Maldives?

0.06 deaths, with Maldives ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Maldives?

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.

Dominican Republic vs Maldives: Drug use disorder deaths

Dominican Republic

0.83 deaths

in 2021

Maldives

0.89 deaths

in 2021

Dominican Republic rank

160th

Maldives rank

158th

Drug use disorder deaths over time

Dominican Republic
Maldives

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.89 deaths against 0.83 deaths in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.06 deaths.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 160th and Maldives ranks 158th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.01 deaths	0.405 deaths	0.605 deaths	Dominican Republic
2010s	1.06 deaths	0.922 deaths	0.138 deaths	Dominican Republic
2020s	0.825 deaths	1 deaths	0.175 deaths	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder deaths, Dominican Republic or Maldives?: Maldives, at 0.89 deaths against 0.83 deaths in Dominican Republic as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths between Dominican Republic and Maldives?: 0.06 deaths, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Maldives?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Dominican Republic and Maldives rank globally for drug use disorder deaths?: Dominican Republic ranks 160th and Maldives ranks 158th 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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