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

Dominican Republic, at 6.67 deaths against 6.08 deaths in Kiribati as of 2021.

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

0.59 deaths, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Kiribati?

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.

Dominican Republic vs Kiribati: Substance use disorder deaths

Dominican Republic

6.67 deaths

in 2021

Kiribati

6.08 deaths

in 2021

Dominican Republic rank

140th

Kiribati rank

141st

Substance use disorder deaths over time

Dominican Republic
Kiribati

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 6.67 deaths against 6.08 deaths in Kiribati, a difference of 0.59 deaths.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 140th and Kiribati ranks 141st of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Kiribati	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6.54 deaths	3.76 deaths	2.78 deaths	Dominican Republic
2010s	8.25 deaths	5.66 deaths	2.59 deaths	Dominican Republic
2020s	6.56 deaths	6.07 deaths	0.49 deaths	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher substance use disorder deaths, Dominican Republic or Kiribati?: Dominican Republic, at 6.67 deaths against 6.08 deaths in Kiribati as of 2021.
What is the difference in substance use disorder deaths between Dominican Republic and Kiribati?: 0.59 deaths, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Kiribati?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Dominican Republic and Kiribati rank globally for substance use disorder deaths?: Dominican Republic ranks 140th and Kiribati ranks 141st 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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About this data

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.