What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths by age between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Singapore?

0.03 deaths, with Singapore ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Singapore?

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.

Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Singapore: Drug use disorder deaths by age

Lao People's Democratic Republic

0.83 deaths

in 2021

Singapore

0.86 deaths

in 2021

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

128th

Singapore rank

126th

Drug use disorder deaths by age over time

Lao People's Democratic Republic
Singapore

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 0.86 deaths against 0.83 deaths in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.03 deaths.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 128th and Singapore ranks 126th of 194 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.656 deaths	0.184 deaths	0.472 deaths	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s	0.824 deaths	0.316 deaths	0.508 deaths	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s	0.865 deaths	0.43 deaths	0.435 deaths	Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder deaths by age, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Singapore?: Singapore, at 0.86 deaths against 0.83 deaths in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths by age between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Singapore?: 0.03 deaths, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Singapore?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Singapore rank globally for drug use disorder deaths by age?: Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 128th and Singapore ranks 126th 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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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: 28 August 2026

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