El Salvador vs Papua New Guinea: Drug use disorder deaths
El Salvador
5.76 deaths
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
6.15 deaths
in 2021
El Salvador rank
130th
Papua New Guinea rank
129th
Drug use disorder deaths over time
- El Salvador
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 6.15 deaths against 5.76 deaths in El Salvador, a difference of 0.39 deaths.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 130th and Papua New Guinea ranks 129th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.44 deaths | 3.86 deaths | 2.58 deaths | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 5.73 deaths | 5.27 deaths | 0.461 deaths | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 5.63 deaths | 5.75 deaths | 0.115 deaths | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drug use disorder deaths, El Salvador or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 6.15 deaths against 5.76 deaths in El Salvador as of 2021.
- What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths between El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.39 deaths, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do El Salvador and Papua New Guinea rank globally for drug use disorder deaths?
- El Salvador ranks 130th and Papua New Guinea ranks 129th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) β 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
Estimated number of deaths from opioid use disorders in both sexes.