Cook Islands vs Papua New Guinea: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders

Cook Islands
68.05 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
67.49 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Cook Islands rank
142nd
Papua New Guinea rank
144th

Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders over time

  • Cook Islands
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Cook Islands currently reports 68.05 DALYs per 100,000 people against 67.49 DALYs per 100,000 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.56 DALYs per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cook Islands ahead.

Cook Islands ranks 142nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 144th of 194 countries.

Cook Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cook Islands Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 66.25 DALYs per 100,000 people 65.23 DALYs per 100,000 people 1.02 DALYs per 100,000 people Cook Islands
2010s 68.59 DALYs per 100,000 people 67.12 DALYs per 100,000 people 1.48 DALYs per 100,000 people Cook Islands
2020s 67.27 DALYs per 100,000 people 67.04 DALYs per 100,000 people 0.22 DALYs per 100,000 people Cook Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rate of disease burden from drug use disorders, Cook Islands or Papua New Guinea?
Cook Islands, at 68.05 DALYs per 100,000 people against 67.49 DALYs per 100,000 people in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
What is the difference in rate of disease burden from drug use disorders between Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea?
0.56 DALYs per 100,000 people, with Cook Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea rank globally for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?
Cook Islands ranks 142nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 144th 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.