Jamaica vs Papua New Guinea: Opioid use disorder deaths by sex

Jamaica
0.2 deaths
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
0.26 deaths
in 2021
Jamaica rank
143rd
Papua New Guinea rank
141st

Opioid use disorder deaths by sex over time

  • Jamaica
  • Papua New Guinea
00.10.20.3200020102021

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.26 deaths against 0.2 deaths in Jamaica, a difference of 0.06 deaths.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Jamaica's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Jamaica ranks 143rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 141st of 194 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 0.162 deaths 0.225 deaths 0.063 deaths Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.153 deaths 0.259 deaths 0.106 deaths Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.19 deaths 0.26 deaths 0.07 deaths Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher opioid use disorder deaths by sex, Jamaica or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.26 deaths against 0.2 deaths in Jamaica as of 2021.
What is the difference in opioid use disorder deaths by sex between Jamaica and Papua New Guinea?
0.06 deaths, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Papua New Guinea?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Jamaica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for opioid use disorder deaths by sex?
Jamaica ranks 143rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 141st 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
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Estimated number of deaths from opioid use disorders in females.