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Death rate from opioid use disorders among both sexes

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2021; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data194 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
0.8deaths per 100,000 people
Median: 0.3deaths per 100,000 people
Countries Covered
194
with available data
Highest
United States of America
24.7deaths per 100,000 people
Lowest
Antigua and Barbuda
0.0deaths per 100,000 people
Top 5 Countries
1United States of America24.7deaths per 100,000 people
2Canada14.7deaths per 100,000 people
3United Kingdom6.1deaths per 100,000 people
4Iceland5.7deaths per 100,000 people
5Norway4.4deaths per 100,000 people
By Region
North America9.9deaths per 100,000 people(4 countries)
Europe2.0deaths per 100,000 people(32 countries)
Oceania1.2deaths per 100,000 people(2 countries)
Asia0.5deaths per 100,000 people(25 countries)
Africa0.4deaths per 100,000 people(9 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 (24.7deaths per 100,000 people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.8deaths per 100,000 people)

North America (4)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
Asia (25)
Africa (9)
Other (115)
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 2021; 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 America24.7deaths per 100,000 people
2Canada14.7deaths per 100,000 people
3United Kingdom6.1deaths per 100,000 people
4Iceland5.7deaths per 100,000 people
5Norway4.4deaths per 100,000 people
6Finland4.0deaths per 100,000 people
7Estonia3.5deaths per 100,000 people
8Ireland3.3deaths per 100,000 people
9Kiribati3.0deaths per 100,000 people
10Denmark2.8deaths per 100,000 people
11Russian Federation2.8deaths per 100,000 people
12Sweden2.7deaths per 100,000 people
13Lithuania2.6deaths per 100,000 people
14Greece2.6deaths per 100,000 people
15Slovenia2.3deaths per 100,000 people
16Switzerland2.1deaths per 100,000 people
17France2.1deaths per 100,000 people
18Libya1.9deaths per 100,000 people
19Islamic Republic of Iran1.9deaths per 100,000 people
20Australia1.9deaths per 100,000 people
21Belarus1.8deaths per 100,000 people
22Mauritius1.8deaths per 100,000 people
23Austria1.8deaths per 100,000 people
24Luxembourg1.8deaths per 100,000 people
25Latvia1.6deaths per 100,000 people
26Spain1.5deaths per 100,000 people
27Croatia1.5deaths per 100,000 people
28Netherlands1.5deaths per 100,000 people
29Ukraine1.5deaths per 100,000 people
30Germany1.4deaths per 100,000 people
31South Africa1.3deaths per 100,000 people
32Kazakhstan1.3deaths per 100,000 people
33Cyprus1.2deaths per 100,000 people
34Belgium1.1deaths per 100,000 people
35Djibouti1.1deaths per 100,000 people
36Afghanistan1.0deaths per 100,000 people
37Serbia0.9deaths per 100,000 people
38Algeria0.9deaths per 100,000 people
39Morocco0.9deaths per 100,000 people
40Vietnam0.9deaths per 100,000 people
41Eritrea0.8deaths per 100,000 people
42Malta0.8deaths per 100,000 people
43Rwanda0.8deaths per 100,000 people
44Comoros0.8deaths per 100,000 people
45Yemen0.8deaths per 100,000 people
46The Republic of North Macedonia0.8deaths per 100,000 people
47Turkmenistan0.8deaths per 100,000 people
48Czech Republic0.8deaths per 100,000 people
49Italy0.7deaths per 100,000 people
50Sudan0.7deaths per 100,000 people
51Zambia0.7deaths per 100,000 people
52United Republic of Tanzania0.7deaths per 100,000 people
53Kuwait0.7deaths per 100,000 people
54Tunisia0.6deaths per 100,000 people
55Lesotho0.6deaths per 100,000 people
56Burundi0.6deaths per 100,000 people
57Malawi0.6deaths per 100,000 people
58Israel0.6deaths per 100,000 people
59New Zealand0.6deaths per 100,000 people
60Syrian Arab Republic0.6deaths per 100,000 people
61Mongolia0.6deaths per 100,000 people
62Eswatini0.6deaths per 100,000 people
63Georgia0.5deaths per 100,000 people
64Somalia0.5deaths per 100,000 people
65Kyrgyzstan0.5deaths per 100,000 people
66Poland0.5deaths per 100,000 people
67Singapore0.5deaths per 100,000 people
68Moldova, Republic of0.5deaths per 100,000 people
69Madagascar0.5deaths per 100,000 people
70India0.4deaths per 100,000 people
71Iraq0.4deaths per 100,000 people
72Portugal0.4deaths per 100,000 people
73Albania0.4deaths per 100,000 people
74Uruguay0.4deaths per 100,000 people
75Sri Lanka0.4deaths per 100,000 people
76Chile0.4deaths per 100,000 people
77Uganda0.4deaths per 100,000 people
78Zimbabwe0.4deaths per 100,000 people
79People's Republic of China0.4deaths per 100,000 people
80Seychelles0.4deaths per 100,000 people
81South Sudan0.4deaths per 100,000 people
82North Korea0.4deaths per 100,000 people
83Pakistan0.4deaths per 100,000 people
84United Arab Emirates0.4deaths per 100,000 people
85Mozambique0.4deaths per 100,000 people
86Bhutan0.3deaths per 100,000 people
87Botswana0.3deaths per 100,000 people
88Gabon0.3deaths per 100,000 people
89Namibia0.3deaths per 100,000 people
90Bangladesh0.3deaths per 100,000 people
91Equatorial Guinea0.3deaths per 100,000 people
92Hungary0.3deaths per 100,000 people
93Angola0.3deaths per 100,000 people
94Republic of the Congo0.3deaths per 100,000 people
95Nepal0.3deaths per 100,000 people
96Democratic Republic of the Congo0.3deaths per 100,000 people
97Türkiye0.3deaths per 100,000 people
98Uzbekistan0.3deaths per 100,000 people
99Bulgaria0.2deaths per 100,000 people
100Guatemala0.2deaths per 100,000 people
101Slovakia0.2deaths per 100,000 people
102Lebanon0.2deaths per 100,000 people
103Bahrain0.2deaths per 100,000 people
104Honduras0.2deaths per 100,000 people
105Oman0.2deaths per 100,000 people
106Thailand0.2deaths per 100,000 people
107Armenia0.2deaths per 100,000 people
108Central African Republic0.2deaths per 100,000 people
109Azerbaijan0.2deaths per 100,000 people
110Maldives0.2deaths per 100,000 people
111Qatar0.2deaths per 100,000 people
112Romania0.2deaths per 100,000 people
113Ethiopia0.2deaths per 100,000 people
114Japan0.2deaths per 100,000 people
115Kenya0.2deaths per 100,000 people
116Costa Rica0.1deaths per 100,000 people
117Malaysia0.1deaths per 100,000 people
118Brunei Darussalam0.1deaths per 100,000 people
119Cambodia0.1deaths per 100,000 people
120Cook Islands0.1deaths per 100,000 people
121Sao Tome and Principe0.1deaths per 100,000 people
122Bosnia and Herzegovina0.1deaths per 100,000 people
123Dominica0.1deaths per 100,000 people
124Mexico0.1deaths per 100,000 people
125Monaco0.1deaths per 100,000 people
126Montenegro0.1deaths per 100,000 people
127Micronesia, Federated States of0.1deaths per 100,000 people
128Philippines0.1deaths per 100,000 people
129Tajikistan0.1deaths per 100,000 people
130Indonesia0.1deaths per 100,000 people
131Marshall Islands0.1deaths per 100,000 people
132Bolivia0.1deaths per 100,000 people
133Solomon Islands0.1deaths per 100,000 people
134El Salvador0.1deaths per 100,000 people
135Haiti0.1deaths per 100,000 people
136South Korea0.1deaths per 100,000 people
137Lao People's Democratic Republic0.1deaths per 100,000 people
138Trinidad and Tobago0.1deaths per 100,000 people
139Tuvalu0.1deaths per 100,000 people
140Samoa0.1deaths per 100,000 people
141Myanmar0.1deaths per 100,000 people
142Nauru0.1deaths per 100,000 people
143Vanuatu0.1deaths per 100,000 people
144Tonga0.1deaths per 100,000 people
145Bahamas0.1deaths per 100,000 people
146Cape Verde0.1deaths per 100,000 people
147Ecuador0.1deaths per 100,000 people
148Timor-Leste0.1deaths per 100,000 people
149Saudi Arabia0.1deaths per 100,000 people
150Colombia0.1deaths per 100,000 people
151Grenada0.1deaths per 100,000 people
152Papua New Guinea0.1deaths per 100,000 people
153San Marino0.1deaths per 100,000 people
154Suriname0.1deaths per 100,000 people
155Andorra0.1deaths per 100,000 people
156Fiji0.1deaths per 100,000 people
157Egypt0.1deaths per 100,000 people
158Jordan0.0deaths per 100,000 people
159Panama0.0deaths per 100,000 people
160Argentina0.0deaths per 100,000 people
161Brazil0.0deaths per 100,000 people
162Cameroon0.0deaths per 100,000 people
163Benin0.0deaths per 100,000 people
164Cote d'Ivoire0.0deaths per 100,000 people
165Jamaica0.0deaths per 100,000 people
166Nigeria0.0deaths per 100,000 people
167Senegal0.0deaths per 100,000 people
168Sierra Leone0.0deaths per 100,000 people
169Togo0.0deaths per 100,000 people
170Venezuela0.0deaths per 100,000 people
171Barbados0.0deaths per 100,000 people
172Chad0.0deaths per 100,000 people
173Republic of The Gambia0.0deaths per 100,000 people
174Guinea0.0deaths per 100,000 people
175Liberia0.0deaths per 100,000 people
176Mali0.0deaths per 100,000 people
177Mauritania0.0deaths per 100,000 people
178Niger0.0deaths per 100,000 people
179Paraguay0.0deaths per 100,000 people
180Guinea-Bissau0.0deaths per 100,000 people
181Saint Kitts and Nevis0.0deaths per 100,000 people
182Saint Lucia0.0deaths per 100,000 people
183Burkina Faso0.0deaths per 100,000 people
184Belize0.0deaths per 100,000 people
185Cuba0.0deaths per 100,000 people
186Dominican Republic0.0deaths per 100,000 people
187Ghana0.0deaths per 100,000 people
188Nicaragua0.0deaths per 100,000 people
189Peru0.0deaths per 100,000 people
190Guyana0.0deaths per 100,000 people
191Niue0.0deaths per 100,000 people
192Palau0.0deaths per 100,000 people
193Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.0deaths per 100,000 people
194Antigua and Barbuda0.0deaths per 100,000 people
Showing 194 of 194 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2021).

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