Malawi vs Myanmar: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders
Malawi
65.15 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Myanmar
64.94 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Malawi rank
148th
Myanmar rank
149th
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders over time
- Malawi
- Myanmar
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 65.15 DALYs per 100,000 people against 64.94 DALYs per 100,000 people in Myanmar, a difference of 0.21 DALYs per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Myanmar ahead.
Malawi ranks 148th and Myanmar ranks 149th of 194 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.41 DALYs per 100,000 people | 71.81 DALYs per 100,000 people | 22.4 DALYs per 100,000 people | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 54.72 DALYs per 100,000 people | 67.63 DALYs per 100,000 people | 12.91 DALYs per 100,000 people | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 61.06 DALYs per 100,000 people | 65.07 DALYs per 100,000 people | 4.01 DALYs per 100,000 people | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of disease burden from drug use disorders, Malawi or Myanmar?
- Malawi, at 65.15 DALYs per 100,000 people against 64.94 DALYs per 100,000 people in Myanmar as of 2021.
- What is the difference in rate of disease burden from drug use disorders between Malawi and Myanmar?
- 0.21 DALYs per 100,000 people, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Myanmar?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Malawi and Myanmar rank globally for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?
- Malawi ranks 148th and Myanmar ranks 149th 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.