Japan vs Zambia: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders
Japan
73.45 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Zambia
74.4 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Japan rank
132nd
Zambia rank
129th
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders over time
- Japan
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 74.4 DALYs per 100,000 people against 73.45 DALYs per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.95 DALYs per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 132nd and Zambia ranks 129th of 194 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.99 DALYs per 100,000 people | 55.36 DALYs per 100,000 people | 36.63 DALYs per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2010s | 81.21 DALYs per 100,000 people | 63.08 DALYs per 100,000 people | 18.13 DALYs per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 72.69 DALYs per 100,000 people | 68.91 DALYs per 100,000 people | 3.78 DALYs per 100,000 people | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of disease burden from drug use disorders, Japan or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 74.4 DALYs per 100,000 people against 73.45 DALYs per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in rate of disease burden from drug use disorders between Japan and Zambia?
- 0.95 DALYs per 100,000 people, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Zambia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Zambia rank globally for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?
- Japan ranks 132nd and Zambia ranks 129th 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.