Which has higher drug use disorder deaths by sex, Ethiopia or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 43.01 deaths against 42.45 deaths in Ethiopia as of 2021.

What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths by sex between Ethiopia and Tanzania, United Republic of?

0.56 deaths, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Tanzania, United Republic of?

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.

Ethiopia vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Drug use disorder deaths by sex

Ethiopia

42.45 deaths

in 2021

Tanzania, United Republic of

43.01 deaths

in 2021

Ethiopia rank

47th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

46th

Drug use disorder deaths by sex over time

Ethiopia
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 43.01 deaths against 42.45 deaths in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.56 deaths.

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

Ethiopia ranks 47th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 46th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
2000s	27.02 deaths	14.78 deaths	12.25 deaths	Ethiopia
2010s	27.73 deaths	22.99 deaths	4.74 deaths	Ethiopia
2020s	38.16 deaths	36.67 deaths	1.48 deaths	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder deaths by sex, Ethiopia or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 43.01 deaths against 42.45 deaths in Ethiopia as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths by sex between Ethiopia and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 0.56 deaths, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Ethiopia and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for drug use disorder deaths by sex?: Ethiopia ranks 47th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 46th 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.