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social2023

Drug overdose

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•204 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
566.7deaths
Median: 25.6deaths
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
United States of America
64,330.2deaths
Lowest
Palau
0.0deaths
Top 5 Countries
1United States of America64,330.2deaths
2Russian Federation8,521.2deaths
3People's Republic of China4,447.1deaths
4Canada4,200.4deaths
5United Kingdom3,672.4deaths
By Region
North America17,313.9deaths(4 countries)
Asia620.1deaths(26 countries)
Oceania486.9deaths(2 countries)
Africa408.8deaths(9 countries)
Europe313.9deaths(32 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0deaths)High (64,330.2deaths)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 566.7deaths)

North America (4)
Asia (26)
Oceania (2)
Africa (9)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
Other (124)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1United States of America64,330.2deaths
2Russian Federation8,521.2deaths
3People's Republic of China4,447.1deaths
4Canada4,200.4deaths
5United Kingdom3,672.4deaths
6India3,476.2deaths
7Islamic Republic of Iran2,366.5deaths
8Bangladesh1,362.5deaths
9Vietnam1,262.3deaths
10Germany1,228.9deaths
11Brazil1,223.0deaths
12Ethiopia1,009.7deaths
13Australia874.0deaths
14Iraq809.0deaths
15France779.2deaths
16Algeria761.9deaths
17Morocco685.4deaths
18South Africa617.6deaths
19Ukraine572.8deaths
20Spain548.5deaths
21Mexico525.1deaths
22Pakistan453.9deaths
23Sudan452.1deaths
24Türkiye440.4deaths
25Democratic Republic of the Congo415.5deaths
26Uganda393.3deaths
27Poland341.3deaths
28Indonesia316.2deaths
29Sweden306.5deaths
30United Republic of Tanzania296.0deaths
31Italy289.1deaths
32Taiwan, Province of China281.6deaths
33Puerto Rico279.0deaths
34Madagascar271.3deaths
35Finland228.9deaths
36Kenya220.7deaths
37Zambia209.2deaths
38Greece208.7deaths
39Kazakhstan200.1deaths
40Guatemala199.9deaths
41Switzerland191.4deaths
42Ireland190.6deaths
43Belarus181.8deaths
44Peru181.2deaths
45Yemen176.5deaths
46Netherlands176.4deaths
47Denmark173.9deaths
48Rwanda172.6deaths
49Colombia172.5deaths
50Angola162.7deaths
51Belgium151.4deaths
52Libya144.5deaths
53Japan144.5deaths
54Austria139.4deaths
55Malawi137.7deaths
56Norway136.6deaths
57Egypt125.4deaths
58Burundi125.4deaths
59North Korea121.9deaths
60Philippines120.7deaths
61Afghanistan111.5deaths
62Romania111.2deaths
63Tunisia108.8deaths
64Uzbekistan106.4deaths
65Israel103.6deaths
66New Zealand99.9deaths
67South Sudan99.6deaths
68Eritrea95.1deaths
69Thailand87.5deaths
70Sri Lanka87.2deaths
71Portugal85.4deaths
72Nigeria82.0deaths
73Lithuania81.1deaths
74Myanmar80.7deaths
75United Arab Emirates73.5deaths
76Czech Republic69.5deaths
77Ecuador69.0deaths
78Turkmenistan68.4deaths
79Nepal67.8deaths
80Honduras66.3deaths
81Kyrgyzstan63.1deaths
82Syrian Arab Republic60.0deaths
83Bolivia59.5deaths
84South Korea56.3deaths
85Somalia55.7deaths
86Serbia55.1deaths
87Croatia54.9deaths
88Chile54.4deaths
89Saudi Arabia53.9deaths
90Malaysia52.3deaths
91Argentina52.2deaths
92Estonia48.6deaths
93Haiti41.6deaths
94Mozambique39.9deaths
95Bulgaria37.8deaths
96Kuwait36.4deaths
97Latvia35.2deaths
98Hungary34.2deaths
99Azerbaijan31.7deaths
100Dominican Republic28.5deaths
101Moldova, Republic of27.7deaths
102Republic of the Congo26.1deaths
103Mauritius25.0deaths
104Slovakia23.9deaths
105Costa Rica23.9deaths
106Slovenia20.8deaths
107Sierra Leone20.8deaths
108Tajikistan20.0deaths
109Iceland19.5deaths
110Lebanon19.5deaths
111Albania18.3deaths
112El Salvador17.6deaths
113Cyprus17.5deaths
114Equatorial Guinea16.8deaths
115Mongolia16.2deaths
116Djibouti15.6deaths
117Cameroon15.5deaths
118Georgia15.3deaths
119Cambodia14.4deaths
120Luxembourg14.2deaths
121Paraguay14.1deaths
122Cote d'Ivoire14.0deaths
123Ghana13.7deaths
124Panama13.6deaths
125Nicaragua11.9deaths
126Cuba11.9deaths
127Central African Republic11.8deaths
128Jordan11.4deaths
129Namibia11.2deaths
130Oman10.7deaths
131Lao People's Democratic Republic9.9deaths
132Uruguay9.3deaths
133Gabon9.2deaths
134The Republic of North Macedonia9.0deaths
135Singapore8.6deaths
136Venezuela8.4deaths
137Bosnia and Herzegovina8.2deaths
138Malta7.5deaths
139Papua New Guinea6.1deaths
140Jamaica5.0deaths
141Mali5.0deaths
142Armenia4.9deaths
143Senegal4.9deaths
144Botswana4.7deaths
145Chad4.4deaths
146Bahrain4.3deaths
147Kiribati4.3deaths
148Trinidad and Tobago4.2deaths
149Burkina Faso4.2deaths
150Eswatini4.2deaths
151Lesotho4.1deaths
152Niger3.9deaths
153Zimbabwe3.4deaths
154Virgin Islands, U.S.3.4deaths
155Liberia3.4deaths
156Benin3.3deaths
157Guinea2.9deaths
158Qatar2.8deaths
159Suriname2.7deaths
160Brunei Darussalam2.6deaths
161Bhutan2.4deaths
162Togo2.4deaths
163Comoros2.4deaths
164Guyana2.0deaths
165Grenada1.5deaths
166Mauritania1.5deaths
167Timor-Leste1.4deaths
168Montenegro1.2deaths
169Greenland1.1deaths
170Guam1.0deaths
171State of Palestine1.0deaths
172Maldives1.0deaths
173Bahamas0.8deaths
174Bermuda0.8deaths
175Antigua and Barbuda0.7deaths
176Sao Tome and Principe0.6deaths
177Andorra0.6deaths
178Fiji0.5deaths
179Saint Lucia0.5deaths
180Seychelles0.5deaths
181Belize0.5deaths
182Republic of The Gambia0.5deaths
183Solomon Islands0.5deaths
184Barbados0.4deaths
185Guinea-Bissau0.4deaths
186Cape Verde0.4deaths
187Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.3deaths
188Northern Mariana Islands0.2deaths
189Dominica0.2deaths
190Vanuatu0.1deaths
191Saint Kitts and Nevis0.1deaths
192Samoa0.1deaths
193American Samoa0.1deaths
194Micronesia, Federated States of0.0deaths
195Tonga0.0deaths
196Monaco0.0deaths
197Marshall Islands0.0deaths
198San Marino0.0deaths
199Nauru0.0deaths
200Tuvalu0.0deaths
201Cook Islands0.0deaths
202Niue0.0deaths
203Tokelau0.0deaths
204Palau0.0deaths
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Topics

#social#deaths#drug#overdose

Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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