How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Italy?

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.

Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Italy: Drug use disorder deaths by age

Iran, Islamic Republic of

118.06 deaths

in 2021

Italy

124.7 deaths

in 2021

Iran, Islamic Republic of rank

13th

Italy rank

12th

Drug use disorder deaths by age over time

Iran, Islamic Republic of
Italy

How they compare

Italy currently reports 124.7 deaths against 118.06 deaths in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 6.64 deaths.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Iran, Islamic Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 13th and Italy ranks 12th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iran, Islamic Republic of averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran, Islamic Republic of	Italy	Difference	Ahead
2000s	104.33 deaths	54.53 deaths	49.8 deaths	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2010s	107.29 deaths	100.86 deaths	6.43 deaths	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2020s	121.43 deaths	122.53 deaths	1.09 deaths	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder deaths by age, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Italy?: Italy, at 124.7 deaths against 118.06 deaths in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths by age between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Italy?: 6.64 deaths, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Italy?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Italy rank globally for drug use disorder deaths by age?: Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 13th and Italy ranks 12th 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.