Ethiopia vs Sri Lanka: Opioid use disorder deaths by sex

Ethiopia
28.01 deaths
in 2021
Sri Lanka
22.34 deaths
in 2021
Ethiopia rank
47th
Sri Lanka rank
50th

Opioid use disorder deaths by sex over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Sri Lanka
0102030200020102021

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 28.01 deaths against 22.34 deaths in Sri Lanka, a difference of 5.67 deaths.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.3 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 47th and Sri Lanka ranks 50th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 16.86 deaths 19.59 deaths 2.73 deaths Sri Lanka
2010s 18.08 deaths 20.65 deaths 2.57 deaths Sri Lanka
2020s 25.22 deaths 20.19 deaths 5.03 deaths Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher opioid use disorder deaths by sex, Ethiopia or Sri Lanka?
Ethiopia, at 28.01 deaths against 22.34 deaths in Sri Lanka as of 2021.
What is the difference in opioid use disorder deaths by sex between Ethiopia and Sri Lanka?
5.67 deaths, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sri Lanka?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Ethiopia and Sri Lanka rank globally for opioid use disorder deaths by sex?
Ethiopia ranks 47th and Sri Lanka ranks 50th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ethiopia vs Sri Lanka: Opioid use disorder deaths by sex. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/deaths-opioid-overdoses-by-sex/ethiopia/sri-lanka/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/deaths-opioid-overdoses-by-sex/ethiopia/sri-lanka/">Ethiopia vs Sri Lanka: Opioid use disorder deaths by sex</a> β€” Statizoid

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.