What is the difference in rate of disease burden from drug use disorders between Chile and Uruguay?

1.09 DALYs per 100,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Uruguay?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Chile vs Uruguay: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders

Chile

135.13 DALYs per 100,000 people

in 2021

Uruguay

136.22 DALYs per 100,000 people

in 2021

Chile rank

51st

Uruguay rank

50th

Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders over time

Chile
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 136.22 DALYs per 100,000 people against 135.13 DALYs per 100,000 people in Chile, a difference of 1.09 DALYs per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 51st and Uruguay ranks 50th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
2000s	127.35 DALYs per 100,000 people	127.14 DALYs per 100,000 people	0.214 DALYs per 100,000 people	Chile
2010s	127.69 DALYs per 100,000 people	128.44 DALYs per 100,000 people	0.757 DALYs per 100,000 people	Uruguay
2020s	132.11 DALYs per 100,000 people	135.48 DALYs per 100,000 people	3.38 DALYs per 100,000 people	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rate of disease burden from drug use disorders, Chile or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 136.22 DALYs per 100,000 people against 135.13 DALYs per 100,000 people in Chile as of 2021.
What is the difference in rate of disease burden from drug use disorders between Chile and Uruguay?: 1.09 DALYs per 100,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Uruguay?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Chile and Uruguay rank globally for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?: Chile ranks 51st and Uruguay ranks 50th 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: 28 August 2026

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