Kenya vs Mauritania: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders
Kenya
35.97 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Mauritania
36.76 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Kenya rank
182nd
Mauritania rank
181st
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders over time
- Kenya
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 36.76 DALYs per 100,000 people against 35.97 DALYs per 100,000 people in Kenya, a difference of 0.79 DALYs per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.
Kenya ranks 182nd and Mauritania ranks 181st of 194 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.51 DALYs per 100,000 people | 36.22 DALYs per 100,000 people | 1.28 DALYs per 100,000 people | Kenya |
| 2010s | 40.71 DALYs per 100,000 people | 36.36 DALYs per 100,000 people | 4.35 DALYs per 100,000 people | Kenya |
| 2020s | 37.34 DALYs per 100,000 people | 36.74 DALYs per 100,000 people | 0.59 DALYs per 100,000 people | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of disease burden from drug use disorders, Kenya or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 36.76 DALYs per 100,000 people against 35.97 DALYs per 100,000 people in Kenya as of 2021.
- What is the difference in rate of disease burden from drug use disorders between Kenya and Mauritania?
- 0.79 DALYs per 100,000 people, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mauritania?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Kenya and Mauritania rank globally for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?
- Kenya ranks 182nd 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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About this data
Estimated number of DALYs from drug use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.