Iraq vs Yemen: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders
Iraq
130.97 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Yemen
133.35 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Iraq rank
54th
Yemen rank
53rd
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders over time
- Iraq
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 133.35 DALYs per 100,000 people against 130.97 DALYs per 100,000 people in Iraq, a difference of 2.38 DALYs per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 54th and Yemen ranks 53rd of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 130.86 DALYs per 100,000 people | 113.55 DALYs per 100,000 people | 17.31 DALYs per 100,000 people | Iraq |
| 2010s | 132 DALYs per 100,000 people | 131.19 DALYs per 100,000 people | 0.817 DALYs per 100,000 people | Iraq |
| 2020s | 128.53 DALYs per 100,000 people | 129.16 DALYs per 100,000 people | 0.62 DALYs per 100,000 people | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of disease burden from drug use disorders, Iraq or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 133.35 DALYs per 100,000 people against 130.97 DALYs per 100,000 people in Iraq as of 2021.
- What is the difference in rate of disease burden from drug use disorders between Iraq and Yemen?
- 2.38 DALYs per 100,000 people, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Yemen?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Iraq and Yemen rank globally for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?
- Iraq ranks 54th and Yemen ranks 53rd 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.