Which has higher drug use disorder deaths by age, Finland or Republic of Korea?

Republic of Korea, at 10.46 deaths against 9.95 deaths in Finland as of 2021.

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

0.51 deaths, with Republic of Korea ahead.

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

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 age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs Republic of Korea: Drug use disorder deaths by age

Finland

9.95 deaths

in 2021

Republic of Korea

10.46 deaths

in 2021

Finland rank

64th

Republic of Korea rank

61st

Drug use disorder deaths by age over time

Finland
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 10.46 deaths against 9.95 deaths in Finland, a difference of 0.51 deaths.

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

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

Finland ranks 64th and Republic of Korea ranks 61st of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
2000s	16.51 deaths	13.72 deaths	2.8 deaths	Finland
2010s	11.95 deaths	6.26 deaths	5.7 deaths	Finland
2020s	10.24 deaths	11.71 deaths	1.47 deaths	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder deaths by age, Finland or Republic of Korea?: Republic of Korea, at 10.46 deaths against 9.95 deaths in Finland as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths by age between Finland and Republic of Korea?: 0.51 deaths, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Republic of Korea?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Finland and Republic of Korea rank globally for drug use disorder deaths by age?: Finland ranks 64th and Republic of Korea ranks 61st 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
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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