Malta vs Spain: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders
Malta
228.2 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Spain
223.97 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Malta rank
27th
Spain rank
29th
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders over time
- Malta
- Spain
How they compare
Malta currently reports 228.2 DALYs per 100,000 people against 223.97 DALYs per 100,000 people in Spain, a difference of 4.23 DALYs per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Spain ahead.
Malta ranks 27th and Spain ranks 29th of 194 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 262.77 DALYs per 100,000 people | 346.22 DALYs per 100,000 people | 83.45 DALYs per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 2010s | 209.77 DALYs per 100,000 people | 211.85 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2.08 DALYs per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 2020s | 224.27 DALYs per 100,000 people | 224.56 DALYs per 100,000 people | 0.28 DALYs per 100,000 people | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of disease burden from drug use disorders, Malta or Spain?
- Malta, at 228.2 DALYs per 100,000 people against 223.97 DALYs per 100,000 people in Spain as of 2021.
- What is the difference in rate of disease burden from drug use disorders between Malta and Spain?
- 4.23 DALYs per 100,000 people, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Spain?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Malta and Spain rank globally for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?
- Malta ranks 27th and Spain ranks 29th 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.