Which has higher drug use disorder deaths, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Viet Nam?

Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 1,640 deaths against 838.35 deaths in Viet Nam as of 2021.

What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Viet Nam?

801.65 deaths, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Viet Nam?

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.

Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Viet Nam: Drug use disorder deaths

Iran, Islamic Republic of

1,640 deaths

in 2021

Viet Nam

838.35 deaths

in 2021

Iran, Islamic Republic of rank

7th

Viet Nam rank

10th

Drug use disorder deaths over time

Iran, Islamic Republic of
Viet Nam

How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 1,640 deaths against 838.35 deaths in Viet Nam, a difference of 801.65 deaths.

That makes Iran, Islamic Republic of's figure about 2.0 times Viet Nam's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Iran, Islamic Republic of has been ahead every year.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 7th and Viet Nam ranks 10th of 194 countries.

Iran, Islamic Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran, Islamic Republic of	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1,656 deaths	489.24 deaths	1,167 deaths	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2010s	1,635 deaths	766.78 deaths	867.72 deaths	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2020s	1,487 deaths	811.81 deaths	674.75 deaths	Iran, Islamic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder deaths, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Viet Nam?: Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 1,640 deaths against 838.35 deaths in Viet Nam as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Viet Nam?: 801.65 deaths, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Viet Nam?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Viet Nam rank globally for drug use disorder deaths?: Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 7th and Viet Nam ranks 10th 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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