Latvia vs Malta: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders
Latvia
227.97 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Malta
228.2 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Latvia rank
28th
Malta rank
27th
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders over time
- Latvia
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 228.2 DALYs per 100,000 people against 227.97 DALYs per 100,000 people in Latvia, a difference of 0.23 DALYs per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 28th and Malta ranks 27th of 194 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 274.51 DALYs per 100,000 people | 262.77 DALYs per 100,000 people | 11.74 DALYs per 100,000 people | Latvia |
| 2010s | 218.03 DALYs per 100,000 people | 209.77 DALYs per 100,000 people | 8.26 DALYs per 100,000 people | Latvia |
| 2020s | 240.27 DALYs per 100,000 people | 224.27 DALYs per 100,000 people | 16 DALYs per 100,000 people | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of disease burden from drug use disorders, Latvia or Malta?
- Malta, at 228.2 DALYs per 100,000 people against 227.97 DALYs per 100,000 people in Latvia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in rate of disease burden from drug use disorders between Latvia and Malta?
- 0.23 DALYs per 100,000 people, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Malta?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Latvia and Malta rank globally for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?
- Latvia ranks 28th and Malta ranks 27th 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.