Micronesia (country) vs Samoa: Drug use disorder deaths by age

Micronesia (country)
0.02 deaths
in 2021
Samoa
0.03 deaths
in 2021
Micronesia (country) rank
170th
Samoa rank
168th

Drug use disorder deaths by age over time

  • Micronesia (country)
  • Samoa
0.010.0150.020.0250.03200020102021

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.03 deaths against 0.02 deaths in Micronesia (country), a difference of 0.01 deaths.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.5 times Micronesia (country)'s.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Micronesia (country) ranks 170th and Samoa ranks 168th of 194 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Micronesia (country) Samoa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.01 deaths 0.025 deaths 0.015 deaths Samoa
2010s 0.01 deaths 0.03 deaths 0.02 deaths Samoa
2020s 0.02 deaths 0.03 deaths 0.01 deaths Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder deaths by age, Micronesia (country) or Samoa?
Samoa, at 0.03 deaths against 0.02 deaths in Micronesia (country) as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths by age between Micronesia (country) and Samoa?
0.01 deaths, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia (country) and Samoa?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Micronesia (country) and Samoa rank globally for drug use disorder deaths by age?
Micronesia (country) ranks 170th and Samoa ranks 168th 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

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