What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Malawi?

25.82 deaths, with Malawi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Malawi?

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.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Malawi: Drug use disorder deaths

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

93.75 deaths

in 2021

Malawi

119.57 deaths

in 2021

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank

54th

Malawi rank

51st

Drug use disorder deaths over time

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 119.57 deaths against 93.75 deaths in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 25.82 deaths.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.3 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 54th and Malawi ranks 51st of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
2000s	86.92 deaths	46.24 deaths	40.69 deaths	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s	99.62 deaths	73.18 deaths	26.44 deaths	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s	92.35 deaths	104.49 deaths	12.14 deaths	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder deaths, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Malawi?: Malawi, at 119.57 deaths against 93.75 deaths in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Malawi?: 25.82 deaths, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Malawi?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Malawi rank globally for drug use disorder deaths?: Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 54th and Malawi ranks 51st 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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