Malta vs Papua New Guinea: Drug use disorder deaths by sex
Malta
0.49 deaths
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
0.57 deaths
in 2021
Malta rank
139th
Papua New Guinea rank
137th
Drug use disorder deaths by sex over time
- Malta
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.57 deaths against 0.49 deaths in Malta, a difference of 0.08 deaths.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 139th and Papua New Guinea ranks 137th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.01 deaths | 0.465 deaths | 0.543 deaths | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.228 deaths | 0.55 deaths | 0.322 deaths | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.41 deaths | 0.565 deaths | 0.155 deaths | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drug use disorder deaths by sex, Malta or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.57 deaths against 0.49 deaths in Malta as of 2021.
- What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths by sex between Malta and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.08 deaths, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Papua New Guinea?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Malta and Papua New Guinea rank globally for drug use disorder deaths by sex?
- Malta ranks 139th and Papua New Guinea ranks 137th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) β 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders in females.