El Salvador vs Lesotho: Drug use disorder deaths by age

El Salvador
1.4 deaths
in 2021
Lesotho
1.57 deaths
in 2021
El Salvador rank
110th
Lesotho rank
109th

Drug use disorder deaths by age over time

  • El Salvador
  • Lesotho
00.511.52200020102021

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1.57 deaths against 1.4 deaths in El Salvador, a difference of 0.17 deaths.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

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

El Salvador ranks 110th and Lesotho ranks 109th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s 1.21 deaths 1.19 deaths 0.017 deaths El Salvador
2010s 1.42 deaths 1.62 deaths 0.2 deaths Lesotho
2020s 1.52 deaths 1.67 deaths 0.145 deaths Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder deaths by age, El Salvador or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 1.57 deaths against 1.4 deaths in El Salvador as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths by age between El Salvador and Lesotho?
0.17 deaths, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Lesotho?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do El Salvador and Lesotho rank globally for drug use disorder deaths by age?
El Salvador ranks 110th and Lesotho ranks 109th 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.

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