Cuba vs El Salvador: Opioid use disorder deaths by sex

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

Opioid use disorder deaths by sex over time

  • Cuba
  • El Salvador
0.511.52200020102021

How they compare

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

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 deaths 0.331 deaths 0.325 deaths Cuba
2010s 1.11 deaths 0.426 deaths 0.686 deaths Cuba
2020s 0.41 deaths 0.5 deaths 0.09 deaths El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher opioid use disorder deaths by sex, Cuba or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 0.52 deaths against 0.45 deaths in Cuba as of 2021.
What is the difference in opioid use disorder deaths by sex between Cuba and El Salvador?
0.07 deaths, 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 opioid use disorder deaths by sex?
Cuba ranks 128th and El Salvador ranks 127th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Opioid use disorder deaths 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
Opioid use disorder deaths by sex
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

Estimated number of deaths from opioid use disorders in females.