Botswana vs Namibia: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders
Botswana
88.9 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Namibia
88.92 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Botswana rank
112th
Namibia rank
111th
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders over time
- Botswana
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 88.92 DALYs per 100,000 people against 88.9 DALYs per 100,000 people in Botswana, a difference of 0.02 DALYs per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Namibia ahead.
Botswana ranks 112th and Namibia ranks 111th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.58 DALYs per 100,000 people | 83.8 DALYs per 100,000 people | 0.221 DALYs per 100,000 people | Namibia |
| 2010s | 95.45 DALYs per 100,000 people | 89.15 DALYs per 100,000 people | 6.3 DALYs per 100,000 people | Botswana |
| 2020s | 88.92 DALYs per 100,000 people | 88.31 DALYs per 100,000 people | 0.61 DALYs per 100,000 people | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of disease burden from drug use disorders, Botswana or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 88.92 DALYs per 100,000 people against 88.9 DALYs per 100,000 people in Botswana as of 2021.
- What is the difference in rate of disease burden from drug use disorders between Botswana and Namibia?
- 0.02 DALYs per 100,000 people, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Botswana and Namibia rank globally for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?
- Botswana ranks 112th and Namibia ranks 111th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of DALYs from drug use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.