Cuba vs El Salvador: Deaths opioid overdoses by sex

Cuba
0.45
in 2021
El Salvador
0.52
in 2021
Cuba rank
128th
El Salvador rank
127th

Deaths opioid overdoses by sex over time

  • Cuba
  • El Salvador
0.511.52200020102021

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.52 against 0.45 in Cuba, a difference of 0.07.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Cuba's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 128th and El Salvador ranks 127th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 0.656 0.331 0.325 Cuba
2010s 1.11 0.426 0.686 Cuba
2020s 0.41 0.5 0.09 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths opioid overdoses by sex, Cuba or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 0.52 against 0.45 in Cuba as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths opioid overdoses by sex between Cuba and El Salvador?
0.07, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and El Salvador?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Cuba and El Salvador rank globally for deaths opioid overdoses by sex?
Cuba ranks 128th and El Salvador ranks 127th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Deaths opioid overdoses by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Deaths opioid overdoses by sex
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed