Which has higher opioid use disorder deaths by sex, Ethiopia or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 30.31 deaths against 28.01 deaths in Ethiopia as of 2021.

What is the difference in opioid use disorder deaths by sex between Ethiopia and Tanzania, United Republic of?

2.3 deaths, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Tanzania, United 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 Opioid use disorder deaths by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Opioid use disorder deaths by sex

Ethiopia

28.01 deaths

in 2021

Tanzania, United Republic of

30.31 deaths

in 2021

Ethiopia rank

47th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

44th

Opioid use disorder deaths by sex over time

Ethiopia
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 30.31 deaths against 28.01 deaths in Ethiopia, a difference of 2.3 deaths.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 47th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 44th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
2000s	16.86 deaths	9.64 deaths	7.22 deaths	Ethiopia
2010s	18.08 deaths	15.7 deaths	2.38 deaths	Ethiopia
2020s	25.22 deaths	25.81 deaths	0.6 deaths	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher opioid use disorder deaths by sex, Ethiopia or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 30.31 deaths against 28.01 deaths in Ethiopia as of 2021.
What is the difference in opioid use disorder deaths by sex between Ethiopia and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 2.3 deaths, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Ethiopia and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for opioid use disorder deaths by sex?: Ethiopia ranks 47th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 44th 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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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: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from opioid use disorders in females.