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Deaths from drug use disorders among individuals aged 15-49 years per 100,000 people

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 Data204 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
2.0deaths per 100,000 people
Median: 0.8deaths per 100,000 people
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
United States of America
41.9deaths per 100,000 people
Lowest
Palau
0.0deaths per 100,000 people
Top 5 Countries
1United States of America41.9deaths per 100,000 people
2Canada24.6deaths per 100,000 people
3Puerto Rico21.3deaths per 100,000 people
4United Kingdom11.9deaths per 100,000 people
5Russian Federation11.9deaths per 100,000 people
By Region
North America17.4deaths per 100,000 people(4 countries)
Oceania5.6deaths per 100,000 people(2 countries)
Europe4.1deaths per 100,000 people(32 countries)
Africa1.4deaths per 100,000 people(9 countries)
Other1.2deaths per 100,000 people(124 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0deaths per 100,000 people)High (41.9deaths per 100,000 people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 2.0deaths per 100,000 people)

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

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 America41.9deaths per 100,000 people
2Canada24.6deaths per 100,000 people
3Puerto Rico21.3deaths per 100,000 people
4United Kingdom11.9deaths per 100,000 people
5Russian Federation11.9deaths per 100,000 people
6Virgin Islands, U.S.10.6deaths per 100,000 people
7Iceland10.2deaths per 100,000 people
8Finland9.6deaths per 100,000 people
9Estonia8.1deaths per 100,000 people
10Ireland7.5deaths per 100,000 people
11Australia7.0deaths per 100,000 people
12Denmark6.7deaths per 100,000 people
13Lithuania6.7deaths per 100,000 people
14Sweden6.6deaths per 100,000 people
15Kiribati6.5deaths per 100,000 people
16Norway5.5deaths per 100,000 people
17Islamic Republic of Iran4.9deaths per 100,000 people
18Switzerland4.7deaths per 100,000 people
19Greece4.6deaths per 100,000 people
20Latvia4.4deaths per 100,000 people
21Luxembourg4.3deaths per 100,000 people
22New Zealand4.2deaths per 100,000 people
23Belarus4.2deaths per 100,000 people
24Greenland4.1deaths per 100,000 people
25Mauritius3.8deaths per 100,000 people
26Germany3.5deaths per 100,000 people
27Austria3.5deaths per 100,000 people
28Morocco3.5deaths per 100,000 people
29Libya3.5deaths per 100,000 people
30Iraq3.4deaths per 100,000 people
31Croatia3.4deaths per 100,000 people
32Algeria3.3deaths per 100,000 people
33Ukraine3.3deaths per 100,000 people
34Belgium3.0deaths per 100,000 people
35Bermuda2.8deaths per 100,000 people
36Eritrea2.7deaths per 100,000 people
37Grenada2.7deaths per 100,000 people
38France2.6deaths per 100,000 people
39Spain2.6deaths per 100,000 people
40Malta2.6deaths per 100,000 people
41Taiwan, Province of China2.6deaths per 100,000 people
42Rwanda2.4deaths per 100,000 people
43Cyprus2.4deaths per 100,000 people
44Vietnam2.4deaths per 100,000 people
45Turkmenistan2.4deaths per 100,000 people
46Sudan2.3deaths per 100,000 people
47Slovenia2.3deaths per 100,000 people
48Guatemala2.3deaths per 100,000 people
49Netherlands2.3deaths per 100,000 people
50Israel2.2deaths per 100,000 people
51Djibouti2.1deaths per 100,000 people
52Kazakhstan2.1deaths per 100,000 people
53South Sudan2.1deaths per 100,000 people
54Zambia2.0deaths per 100,000 people
55Portugal1.9deaths per 100,000 people
56Equatorial Guinea1.9deaths per 100,000 people
57Poland1.9deaths per 100,000 people
58Burundi1.8deaths per 100,000 people
59Uganda1.8deaths per 100,000 people
60Tunisia1.8deaths per 100,000 people
61Madagascar1.8deaths per 100,000 people
62Ethiopia1.8deaths per 100,000 people
63Kyrgyzstan1.8deaths per 100,000 people
64Albania1.7deaths per 100,000 people
65South Africa1.7deaths per 100,000 people
66Moldova, Republic of1.6deaths per 100,000 people
67Antigua and Barbuda1.6deaths per 100,000 people
68Bangladesh1.5deaths per 100,000 people
69Czech Republic1.4deaths per 100,000 people
70Andorra1.4deaths per 100,000 people
71Guam1.4deaths per 100,000 people
72Bulgaria1.3deaths per 100,000 people
73Malawi1.3deaths per 100,000 people
74Romania1.3deaths per 100,000 people
75Serbia1.3deaths per 100,000 people
76Italy1.2deaths per 100,000 people
77Kuwait1.2deaths per 100,000 people
78Honduras1.2deaths per 100,000 people
79Brazil1.1deaths per 100,000 people
80United Arab Emirates1.1deaths per 100,000 people
81The Republic of North Macedonia1.1deaths per 100,000 people
82Northern Mariana Islands1.0deaths per 100,000 people
83Seychelles1.0deaths per 100,000 people
84Brunei Darussalam1.0deaths per 100,000 people
85Yemen1.0deaths per 100,000 people
86Türkiye1.0deaths per 100,000 people
87Angola1.0deaths per 100,000 people
88Georgia1.0deaths per 100,000 people
89Peru1.0deaths per 100,000 people
90Gabon1.0deaths per 100,000 people
91United Republic of Tanzania1.0deaths per 100,000 people
92Slovakia0.9deaths per 100,000 people
93Mongolia0.9deaths per 100,000 people
94Democratic Republic of the Congo0.9deaths per 100,000 people
95Suriname0.9deaths per 100,000 people
96Bolivia0.9deaths per 100,000 people
97North Korea0.9deaths per 100,000 people
98Costa Rica0.9deaths per 100,000 people
99Republic of the Congo0.8deaths per 100,000 people
100Kenya0.8deaths per 100,000 people
101Hungary0.8deaths per 100,000 people
102Sri Lanka0.8deaths per 100,000 people
103Mexico0.8deaths per 100,000 people
104Ecuador0.7deaths per 100,000 people
105Namibia0.7deaths per 100,000 people
106People's Republic of China0.7deaths per 100,000 people
107Afghanistan0.7deaths per 100,000 people
108Eswatini0.7deaths per 100,000 people
109Panama0.6deaths per 100,000 people
110Syrian Arab Republic0.6deaths per 100,000 people
111Lebanon0.6deaths per 100,000 people
112Colombia0.6deaths per 100,000 people
113Trinidad and Tobago0.6deaths per 100,000 people
114Uzbekistan0.6deaths per 100,000 people
115Saint Lucia0.6deaths per 100,000 people
116Haiti0.6deaths per 100,000 people
117Bosnia and Herzegovina0.6deaths per 100,000 people
118Azerbaijan0.6deaths per 100,000 people
119Somalia0.6deaths per 100,000 people
120Uruguay0.6deaths per 100,000 people
121Chile0.6deaths per 100,000 people
122Bhutan0.6deaths per 100,000 people
123Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.5deaths per 100,000 people
124Comoros0.5deaths per 100,000 people
125Sao Tome and Principe0.5deaths per 100,000 people
126El Salvador0.5deaths per 100,000 people
127Dominica0.5deaths per 100,000 people
128Sierra Leone0.5deaths per 100,000 people
129Dominican Republic0.5deaths per 100,000 people
130Guyana0.5deaths per 100,000 people
131Saint Kitts and Nevis0.4deaths per 100,000 people
132India0.4deaths per 100,000 people
133Bahrain0.4deaths per 100,000 people
134American Samoa0.4deaths per 100,000 people
135Paraguay0.4deaths per 100,000 people
136Nepal0.4deaths per 100,000 people
137Central African Republic0.4deaths per 100,000 people
138Montenegro0.4deaths per 100,000 people
139Lesotho0.4deaths per 100,000 people
140Pakistan0.4deaths per 100,000 people
141Tajikistan0.4deaths per 100,000 people
142Bahamas0.4deaths per 100,000 people
143Botswana0.4deaths per 100,000 people
144Armenia0.4deaths per 100,000 people
145Oman0.3deaths per 100,000 people
146Jamaica0.3deaths per 100,000 people
147Nicaragua0.3deaths per 100,000 people
148Barbados0.3deaths per 100,000 people
149Singapore0.3deaths per 100,000 people
150Japan0.3deaths per 100,000 people
151Thailand0.3deaths per 100,000 people
152Nauru0.3deaths per 100,000 people
153Maldives0.3deaths per 100,000 people
154Malaysia0.3deaths per 100,000 people
155Myanmar0.3deaths per 100,000 people
156Mozambique0.3deaths per 100,000 people
157Tuvalu0.3deaths per 100,000 people
158Saudi Arabia0.3deaths per 100,000 people
159Lao People's Democratic Republic0.2deaths per 100,000 people
160Monaco0.2deaths per 100,000 people
161South Korea0.2deaths per 100,000 people
162Cuba0.2deaths per 100,000 people
163Niue0.2deaths per 100,000 people
164Belize0.2deaths per 100,000 people
165Egypt0.2deaths per 100,000 people
166Argentina0.2deaths per 100,000 people
167Indonesia0.2deaths per 100,000 people
168Philippines0.2deaths per 100,000 people
169San Marino0.2deaths per 100,000 people
170Timor-Leste0.2deaths per 100,000 people
171Cambodia0.2deaths per 100,000 people
172Marshall Islands0.2deaths per 100,000 people
173Jordan0.2deaths per 100,000 people
174Cape Verde0.1deaths per 100,000 people
175Qatar0.1deaths per 100,000 people
176Cook Islands0.1deaths per 100,000 people
177Fiji0.1deaths per 100,000 people
178Solomon Islands0.1deaths per 100,000 people
179Papua New Guinea0.1deaths per 100,000 people
180Liberia0.1deaths per 100,000 people
181Samoa0.1deaths per 100,000 people
182Tokelau0.1deaths per 100,000 people
183Tonga0.1deaths per 100,000 people
184Cameroon0.1deaths per 100,000 people
185Micronesia, Federated States of0.1deaths per 100,000 people
186Vanuatu0.1deaths per 100,000 people
187Cote d'Ivoire0.1deaths per 100,000 people
188Ghana0.1deaths per 100,000 people
189Nigeria0.1deaths per 100,000 people
190Mauritania0.1deaths per 100,000 people
191Venezuela0.1deaths per 100,000 people
192Togo0.1deaths per 100,000 people
193Chad0.1deaths per 100,000 people
194Senegal0.1deaths per 100,000 people
195Benin0.0deaths per 100,000 people
196Mali0.0deaths per 100,000 people
197Guinea0.0deaths per 100,000 people
198Zimbabwe0.0deaths per 100,000 people
199Republic of The Gambia0.0deaths per 100,000 people
200Burkina Faso0.0deaths per 100,000 people
201Guinea-Bissau0.0deaths per 100,000 people
202State of Palestine0.0deaths per 100,000 people
203Niger0.0deaths per 100,000 people
204Palau0.0deaths per 100,000 people
Showing 204 of 204 countries

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Data Source

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

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