What is the difference in deaths from alcohol use disorders between Republic of Korea and Nigeria?

535 deaths, with Nigeria ahead.

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

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 Deaths from alcohol use disorders. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Republic of Korea vs Nigeria: Deaths from alcohol use disorders

Republic of Korea

1,183 deaths

in 2021

Nigeria

1,718 deaths

in 2021

Republic of Korea rank

18th

Nigeria rank

15th

Deaths from alcohol use disorders over time

Republic of Korea
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1,718 deaths against 1,183 deaths in Republic of Korea, a difference of 535 deaths.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.5 times Republic of Korea's.

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

Republic of Korea ranks 18th and Nigeria ranks 15th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Korea	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1,108 deaths	1,030 deaths	77.38 deaths	Republic of Korea
2010s	973.64 deaths	1,232 deaths	258.12 deaths	Nigeria
2020s	1,254 deaths	1,599 deaths	345.52 deaths	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from alcohol use disorders, Republic of Korea or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 1,718 deaths against 1,183 deaths in Republic of Korea as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from alcohol use disorders between Republic of Korea and Nigeria?: 535 deaths, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Nigeria?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Republic of Korea and Nigeria rank globally for deaths from alcohol use disorders?: Republic of Korea ranks 18th and Nigeria ranks 15th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths from alcohol use disorders. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Republic of Korea vs Nigeria: Deaths from alcohol use disorders. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/deaths-from-alcohol-use-disorders-ghe/korea-rep/nigeria/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/deaths-from-alcohol-use-disorders-ghe/korea-rep/nigeria/">Republic of Korea vs Nigeria: Deaths from alcohol use disorders</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Deaths from alcohol use disorders
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 alcohol use disorders in both sexes.