Which has higher substance use disorder deaths, Iceland or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 31.95 deaths against 30.7 deaths in Iceland as of 2021.

What is the difference in substance use disorder deaths between Iceland and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

1.25 deaths, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

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.

Iceland vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Substance use disorder deaths

Iceland

30.7 deaths

in 2021

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

31.95 deaths

in 2021

Iceland rank

100th

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank

97th

Substance use disorder deaths over time

Iceland
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

How they compare

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of currently reports 31.95 deaths against 30.7 deaths in Iceland, a difference of 1.25 deaths.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

Iceland ranks 100th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 97th of 194 countries.

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6.16 deaths	35.47 deaths	29.3 deaths	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2010s	19.31 deaths	41.89 deaths	22.58 deaths	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2020s	30.38 deaths	31.85 deaths	1.47 deaths	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher substance use disorder deaths, Iceland or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 31.95 deaths against 30.7 deaths in Iceland as of 2021.
What is the difference in substance use disorder deaths between Iceland and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 1.25 deaths, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Iceland and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for substance use disorder deaths?: Iceland ranks 100th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 97th 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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