Which has higher drug use disorder deaths by age, Kenya or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 26.08 deaths against 25.85 deaths in Kenya as of 2021.

What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths by age between Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?

0.23 deaths, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?

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.

Kenya vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Drug use disorder deaths by age

Kenya

25.85 deaths

in 2021

Tanzania, United Republic of

26.08 deaths

in 2021

Kenya rank

32nd

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

31st

Drug use disorder deaths by age over time

Kenya
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 26.08 deaths against 25.85 deaths in Kenya, a difference of 0.23 deaths.

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

Kenya ranks 32nd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 31st of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
2000s	11.66 deaths	13.89 deaths	2.22 deaths	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	17.54 deaths	16.9 deaths	0.646 deaths	Kenya
2020s	25.75 deaths	24.75 deaths	0.99 deaths	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder deaths by age, Kenya or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 26.08 deaths against 25.85 deaths in Kenya as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths by age between Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 0.23 deaths, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for drug use disorder deaths by age?: Kenya ranks 32nd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 31st 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.