El Salvador vs Qatar: Drug use disorder deaths
El Salvador
5.76 deaths
in 2021
Qatar
4.69 deaths
in 2021
El Salvador rank
130th
Qatar rank
133rd
Drug use disorder deaths over time
- El Salvador
- Qatar
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 5.76 deaths against 4.69 deaths in Qatar, a difference of 1.07 deaths.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 130th and Qatar ranks 133rd of 194 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.44 deaths | 2.05 deaths | 4.38 deaths | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 5.73 deaths | 5.07 deaths | 0.66 deaths | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 5.63 deaths | 5.1 deaths | 0.535 deaths | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drug use disorder deaths, El Salvador or Qatar?
- El Salvador, at 5.76 deaths against 4.69 deaths in Qatar as of 2021.
- What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths between El Salvador and Qatar?
- 1.07 deaths, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Qatar?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do El Salvador and Qatar rank globally for drug use disorder deaths?
- El Salvador ranks 130th and Qatar ranks 133rd 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
Estimated number of deaths from opioid use disorders in both sexes.