Which has higher substance use disorder deaths, Botswana or Central African Republic?

Central African Republic, at 10.53 deaths against 10.37 deaths in Botswana as of 2021.

What is the difference in substance use disorder deaths between Botswana and Central African Republic?

0.16 deaths, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Central African Republic?

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 Substance use disorder deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Central African Republic: Substance use disorder deaths

Botswana

10.37 deaths

in 2021

Central African Republic

10.53 deaths

in 2021

Botswana rank

124th

Central African Republic rank

123rd

Substance use disorder deaths over time

Botswana
Central African Republic

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 10.53 deaths against 10.37 deaths in Botswana, a difference of 0.16 deaths.

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

Botswana ranks 124th and Central African Republic ranks 123rd of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Central African Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Central African Republic	Difference	Ahead
2000s	5.98 deaths	8.33 deaths	2.35 deaths	Central African Republic
2010s	11.01 deaths	9.84 deaths	1.17 deaths	Botswana
2020s	10.3 deaths	10.27 deaths	0.03 deaths	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher substance use disorder deaths, Botswana or Central African Republic?: Central African Republic, at 10.53 deaths against 10.37 deaths in Botswana as of 2021.
What is the difference in substance use disorder deaths between Botswana and Central African Republic?: 0.16 deaths, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Central African Republic?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Botswana and Central African Republic rank globally for substance use disorder deaths?: Botswana ranks 124th and Central African Republic ranks 123rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Substance use disorder deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Substance use disorder deaths
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

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