Botswana vs Saudi Arabia: Drug use disorder deaths by age

Botswana
0.93 deaths
in 2021
Saudi Arabia
0.87 deaths
in 2021
Botswana rank
120th
Saudi Arabia rank
123rd

Drug use disorder deaths by age over time

  • Botswana
  • Saudi Arabia
0.40.60.811.2200020102021

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.93 deaths against 0.87 deaths in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.06 deaths.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 120th and Saudi Arabia ranks 123rd of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.676 deaths 0.462 deaths 0.214 deaths Botswana
2010s 1.05 deaths 0.681 deaths 0.371 deaths Botswana
2020s 1.06 deaths 0.855 deaths 0.205 deaths Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder deaths by age, Botswana or Saudi Arabia?
Botswana, at 0.93 deaths against 0.87 deaths in Saudi Arabia as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths by age between Botswana and Saudi Arabia?
0.06 deaths, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Saudi Arabia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Botswana and Saudi Arabia rank globally for drug use disorder deaths by age?
Botswana ranks 120th and Saudi Arabia ranks 123rd 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 age. 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

Botswana vs Saudi Arabia: Drug use disorder deaths by age. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 04 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/deaths-from-drug-use-disorders-by-age-who/botswana/saudi-arabia/

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-drug-use-disorders-by-age-who/botswana/saudi-arabia/">Botswana vs Saudi Arabia: Drug use disorder deaths by age</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Drug use disorder deaths by age
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

Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders among both sexes aged 70+ year olds.