Which has higher drug use disorder deaths by sex, Republic of Korea or Zimbabwe?

Republic of Korea, at 31.19 deaths against 28.77 deaths in Zimbabwe as of 2021.

What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths by sex between Republic of Korea and Zimbabwe?

2.42 deaths, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Zimbabwe?

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.

Republic of Korea vs Zimbabwe: Drug use disorder deaths by sex

Republic of Korea

31.19 deaths

in 2021

Zimbabwe

28.77 deaths

in 2021

Republic of Korea rank

53rd

Zimbabwe rank

54th

Drug use disorder deaths by sex over time

Republic of Korea
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 31.19 deaths against 28.77 deaths in Zimbabwe, a difference of 2.42 deaths.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 53rd and Zimbabwe ranks 54th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Korea	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	18.79 deaths	14.4 deaths	4.39 deaths	Republic of Korea
2010s	17.82 deaths	20.63 deaths	2.81 deaths	Zimbabwe
2020s	27.49 deaths	26.65 deaths	0.84 deaths	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder deaths by sex, Republic of Korea or Zimbabwe?: Republic of Korea, at 31.19 deaths against 28.77 deaths in Zimbabwe as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths by sex between Republic of Korea and Zimbabwe?: 2.42 deaths, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Zimbabwe?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Republic of Korea and Zimbabwe rank globally for drug use disorder deaths by sex?: Republic of Korea ranks 53rd and Zimbabwe ranks 54th 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.