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
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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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Indicator
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders
Unit
DALYs per 100,000 people
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, 4,263 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Estimated number of DALYs from drug use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.