Which has higher substance use disorder deaths, Burkina Faso or Dominican Republic?

Dominican Republic, at 6.67 deaths against 5.61 deaths in Burkina Faso as of 2021.

What is the difference in substance use disorder deaths between Burkina Faso and Dominican Republic?

1.06 deaths, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Dominican 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.

Burkina Faso vs Dominican Republic: Substance use disorder deaths

Burkina Faso

5.61 deaths

in 2021

Dominican Republic

6.67 deaths

in 2021

Burkina Faso rank

143rd

Dominican Republic rank

140th

Substance use disorder deaths over time

Burkina Faso
Dominican Republic

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 6.67 deaths against 5.61 deaths in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.06 deaths.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 143rd and Dominican Republic ranks 140th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Dominican Republic	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.5 deaths	6.54 deaths	4.04 deaths	Dominican Republic
2010s	4.44 deaths	8.25 deaths	3.81 deaths	Dominican Republic
2020s	5.58 deaths	6.56 deaths	0.985 deaths	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher substance use disorder deaths, Burkina Faso or Dominican Republic?: Dominican Republic, at 6.67 deaths against 5.61 deaths in Burkina Faso as of 2021.
What is the difference in substance use disorder deaths between Burkina Faso and Dominican Republic?: 1.06 deaths, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Dominican Republic?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Burkina Faso and Dominican Republic rank globally for substance use disorder deaths?: Burkina Faso ranks 143rd and Dominican Republic ranks 140th 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

Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders in both sexes.