Cameroon vs Mauritania: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders
Cameroon
39.39 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Mauritania
36.76 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Cameroon rank
178th
Mauritania rank
181st
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders over time
- Cameroon
- Mauritania
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 39.39 DALYs per 100,000 people against 36.76 DALYs per 100,000 people in Mauritania, a difference of 2.63 DALYs per 100,000 people.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.
Cameroon ranks 178th and Mauritania ranks 181st of 194 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.06 DALYs per 100,000 people | 36.22 DALYs per 100,000 people | 0.837 DALYs per 100,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 39.09 DALYs per 100,000 people | 36.36 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2.73 DALYs per 100,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 39.38 DALYs per 100,000 people | 36.74 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2.63 DALYs per 100,000 people | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of disease burden from drug use disorders, Cameroon or Mauritania?
- Cameroon, at 39.39 DALYs per 100,000 people against 36.76 DALYs per 100,000 people in Mauritania as of 2021.
- What is the difference in rate of disease burden from drug use disorders between Cameroon and Mauritania?
- 2.63 DALYs per 100,000 people, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mauritania?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Cameroon and Mauritania rank globally for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?
- Cameroon ranks 178th and Mauritania ranks 181st 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.