Jamaica vs Maldives: Drug use disorder deaths

Jamaica
0.86 deaths
in 2021
Maldives
0.89 deaths
in 2021
Jamaica rank
159th
Maldives rank
158th

Drug use disorder deaths over time

  • Jamaica
  • Maldives
0.511.522.5200020102021

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.89 deaths against 0.86 deaths in Jamaica, a difference of 0.03 deaths.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 159th and Maldives ranks 158th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Maldives Difference Ahead
2000s 1.13 deaths 0.405 deaths 0.723 deaths Jamaica
2010s 0.692 deaths 0.922 deaths 0.23 deaths Maldives
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, Jamaica or Maldives?
Maldives, at 0.89 deaths against 0.86 deaths in Jamaica as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths between Jamaica and Maldives?
0.03 deaths, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Maldives?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Jamaica and Maldives rank globally for drug use disorder deaths?
Jamaica ranks 159th 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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About this data

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

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