Which has higher drug use disorder deaths by sex, Dominican Republic or Paraguay?

Dominican Republic, at 3.12 deaths against 2.85 deaths in Paraguay as of 2021.

What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths by sex between Dominican Republic and Paraguay?

0.27 deaths, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Paraguay?

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 by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Paraguay: Drug use disorder deaths by sex

Dominican Republic

3.12 deaths

in 2021

Paraguay

2.85 deaths

in 2021

Dominican Republic rank

113th

Paraguay rank

115th

Drug use disorder deaths by sex over time

Dominican Republic
Paraguay

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 3.12 deaths against 2.85 deaths in Paraguay, a difference of 0.27 deaths.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 113th and Paraguay ranks 115th of 194 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.61 deaths	1.01 deaths	1.6 deaths	Dominican Republic
2010s	3.6 deaths	2.47 deaths	1.13 deaths	Dominican Republic
2020s	3.09 deaths	2.42 deaths	0.675 deaths	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder deaths by sex, Dominican Republic or Paraguay?: Dominican Republic, at 3.12 deaths against 2.85 deaths in Paraguay as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths by sex between Dominican Republic and Paraguay?: 0.27 deaths, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Paraguay?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Dominican Republic and Paraguay rank globally for drug use disorder deaths by sex?: Dominican Republic ranks 113th and Paraguay ranks 115th 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 by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Drug use disorder deaths by sex
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

Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders in females.