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Deaths from drug use disorders 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
1.4deaths per 100,000 people
Median: 0.5deaths per 100,000 people
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
United States of America
28.4deaths per 100,000 people
Lowest
Palau
0.0deaths per 100,000 people
Top 5 Countries
1United States of America28.4deaths per 100,000 people
2Canada15.8deaths per 100,000 people
3Puerto Rico12.0deaths per 100,000 people
4United Kingdom7.4deaths per 100,000 people
5Russian Federation7.0deaths per 100,000 people
By Region
North America11.6deaths per 100,000 people(4 countries)
Oceania3.8deaths per 100,000 people(2 countries)
Europe2.9deaths per 100,000 people(32 countries)
Africa0.9deaths per 100,000 people(9 countries)
Asia0.9deaths per 100,000 people(26 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 (28.4deaths per 100,000 people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 1.4deaths per 100,000 people)

North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
Africa (9)
Asia (26)
Other (124)
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 America28.4deaths per 100,000 people
2Canada15.8deaths per 100,000 people
3Puerto Rico12.0deaths per 100,000 people
4United Kingdom7.4deaths per 100,000 people
5Russian Federation7.0deaths per 100,000 people
6Iceland6.9deaths per 100,000 people
7Finland6.3deaths per 100,000 people
8Estonia5.6deaths per 100,000 people
9Virgin Islands, U.S.5.4deaths per 100,000 people
10Ireland5.3deaths per 100,000 people
11Denmark5.1deaths per 100,000 people
12Norway5.1deaths per 100,000 people
13Australia4.8deaths per 100,000 people
14Sweden4.5deaths per 100,000 people
15Lithuania4.3deaths per 100,000 people
16Kiribati3.9deaths per 100,000 people
17Switzerland3.6deaths per 100,000 people
18Mauritius3.5deaths per 100,000 people
19Islamic Republic of Iran3.4deaths per 100,000 people
20Belarus3.3deaths per 100,000 people
21Luxembourg3.3deaths per 100,000 people
22Greece3.0deaths per 100,000 people
23Latvia3.0deaths per 100,000 people
24New Zealand2.8deaths per 100,000 people
25Greenland2.7deaths per 100,000 people
26France2.7deaths per 100,000 people
27Morocco2.5deaths per 100,000 people
28Austria2.5deaths per 100,000 people
29Croatia2.4deaths per 100,000 people
30Libya2.4deaths per 100,000 people
31Germany2.3deaths per 100,000 people
32Bangladesh2.3deaths per 100,000 people
33Algeria2.3deaths per 100,000 people
34Belgium2.2deaths per 100,000 people
35Iraq2.2deaths per 100,000 people
36Ukraine2.2deaths per 100,000 people
37Tunisia2.2deaths per 100,000 people
38Spain2.1deaths per 100,000 people
39Malta1.8deaths per 100,000 people
40Bermuda1.7deaths per 100,000 people
41Slovenia1.7deaths per 100,000 people
42Vietnam1.7deaths per 100,000 people
43Grenada1.7deaths per 100,000 people
44Taiwan, Province of China1.7deaths per 100,000 people
45Turkmenistan1.7deaths per 100,000 people
46Cyprus1.6deaths per 100,000 people
47Netherlands1.6deaths per 100,000 people
48South Africa1.5deaths per 100,000 people
49Sudan1.5deaths per 100,000 people
50Kazakhstan1.5deaths per 100,000 people
51Guatemala1.5deaths per 100,000 people
52Israel1.4deaths per 100,000 people
53Portugal1.4deaths per 100,000 people
54Eritrea1.4deaths per 100,000 people
55Rwanda1.3deaths per 100,000 people
56Poland1.3deaths per 100,000 people
57Moldova, Republic of1.2deaths per 100,000 people
58Kyrgyzstan1.2deaths per 100,000 people
59Albania1.2deaths per 100,000 people
60Guam1.2deaths per 100,000 people
61Djibouti1.2deaths per 100,000 people
62Czech Republic1.1deaths per 100,000 people
63Romania1.1deaths per 100,000 people
64Equatorial Guinea1.1deaths per 100,000 people
65Antigua and Barbuda1.1deaths per 100,000 people
66South Sudan1.1deaths per 100,000 people
67Serbia1.0deaths per 100,000 people
68Zambia1.0deaths per 100,000 people
69Kuwait1.0deaths per 100,000 people
70Northern Mariana Islands1.0deaths per 100,000 people
71Bulgaria0.9deaths per 100,000 people
72Italy0.9deaths per 100,000 people
73United Arab Emirates0.9deaths per 100,000 people
74Ethiopia0.9deaths per 100,000 people
75Madagascar0.9deaths per 100,000 people
76Burundi0.9deaths per 100,000 people
77Uganda0.9deaths per 100,000 people
78Sri Lanka0.9deaths per 100,000 people
79Seychelles0.9deaths per 100,000 people
80Andorra0.9deaths per 100,000 people
81Georgia0.9deaths per 100,000 people
82The Republic of North Macedonia0.8deaths per 100,000 people
83Brazil0.8deaths per 100,000 people
84Brunei Darussalam0.8deaths per 100,000 people
85North Korea0.7deaths per 100,000 people
86Türkiye0.7deaths per 100,000 people
87Honduras0.7deaths per 100,000 people
88Slovakia0.7deaths per 100,000 people
89Malawi0.7deaths per 100,000 people
90Peru0.7deaths per 100,000 people
91Bolivia0.7deaths per 100,000 people
92Yemen0.6deaths per 100,000 people
93Mongolia0.6deaths per 100,000 people
94Costa Rica0.6deaths per 100,000 people
95Hungary0.6deaths per 100,000 people
96Syrian Arab Republic0.6deaths per 100,000 people
97Gabon0.6deaths per 100,000 people
98People's Republic of China0.6deaths per 100,000 people
99Uruguay0.6deaths per 100,000 people
100Suriname0.6deaths per 100,000 people
101Lebanon0.6deaths per 100,000 people
102Chile0.5deaths per 100,000 people
103Namibia0.5deaths per 100,000 people
104Mexico0.5deaths per 100,000 people
105Ecuador0.5deaths per 100,000 people
106Eswatini0.5deaths per 100,000 people
107Angola0.5deaths per 100,000 people
108United Republic of Tanzania0.5deaths per 100,000 people
109Republic of the Congo0.5deaths per 100,000 people
110Kenya0.5deaths per 100,000 people
111Democratic Republic of the Congo0.5deaths per 100,000 people
112Bhutan0.5deaths per 100,000 people
113Bosnia and Herzegovina0.5deaths per 100,000 people
114Uzbekistan0.5deaths per 100,000 people
115Panama0.5deaths per 100,000 people
116India0.4deaths per 100,000 people
117Azerbaijan0.4deaths per 100,000 people
118Sao Tome and Principe0.4deaths per 100,000 people
119Colombia0.4deaths per 100,000 people
120Botswana0.4deaths per 100,000 people
121Sierra Leone0.4deaths per 100,000 people
122Trinidad and Tobago0.4deaths per 100,000 people
123Lesotho0.4deaths per 100,000 people
124Afghanistan0.4deaths per 100,000 people
125El Salvador0.4deaths per 100,000 people
126Saint Lucia0.4deaths per 100,000 people
127Bahrain0.4deaths per 100,000 people
128Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.4deaths per 100,000 people
129Armenia0.4deaths per 100,000 people
130Haiti0.3deaths per 100,000 people
131Dominica0.3deaths per 100,000 people
132Malaysia0.3deaths per 100,000 people
133Nepal0.3deaths per 100,000 people
134Dominican Republic0.3deaths per 100,000 people
135Comoros0.3deaths per 100,000 people
136Guyana0.3deaths per 100,000 people
137Paraguay0.3deaths per 100,000 people
138Saint Kitts and Nevis0.3deaths per 100,000 people
139American Samoa0.3deaths per 100,000 people
140Montenegro0.3deaths per 100,000 people
141Maldives0.3deaths per 100,000 people
142Pakistan0.3deaths per 100,000 people
143Somalia0.3deaths per 100,000 people
144Tajikistan0.3deaths per 100,000 people
145Singapore0.3deaths per 100,000 people
146Japan0.3deaths per 100,000 people
147Thailand0.2deaths per 100,000 people
148Oman0.2deaths per 100,000 people
149Bahamas0.2deaths per 100,000 people
150South Korea0.2deaths per 100,000 people
151Myanmar0.2deaths per 100,000 people
152Nicaragua0.2deaths per 100,000 people
153Jamaica0.2deaths per 100,000 people
154Central African Republic0.2deaths per 100,000 people
155Argentina0.2deaths per 100,000 people
156Indonesia0.2deaths per 100,000 people
157Barbados0.2deaths per 100,000 people
158Lao People's Democratic Republic0.2deaths per 100,000 people
159Saudi Arabia0.2deaths per 100,000 people
160Cuba0.2deaths per 100,000 people
161Nauru0.2deaths per 100,000 people
162Philippines0.2deaths per 100,000 people
163Tuvalu0.2deaths per 100,000 people
164Egypt0.2deaths per 100,000 people
165Niue0.2deaths per 100,000 people
166Belize0.1deaths per 100,000 people
167Monaco0.1deaths per 100,000 people
168Timor-Leste0.1deaths per 100,000 people
169Jordan0.1deaths per 100,000 people
170Mozambique0.1deaths per 100,000 people
171Cambodia0.1deaths per 100,000 people
172Marshall Islands0.1deaths per 100,000 people
173Cape Verde0.1deaths per 100,000 people
174San Marino0.1deaths per 100,000 people
175Qatar0.1deaths per 100,000 people
176Cook Islands0.1deaths per 100,000 people
177Fiji0.1deaths per 100,000 people
178Micronesia, Federated States of0.1deaths per 100,000 people
179Solomon Islands0.1deaths per 100,000 people
180Tokelau0.1deaths per 100,000 people
181Liberia0.1deaths per 100,000 people
182Samoa0.1deaths per 100,000 people
183Tonga0.1deaths per 100,000 people
184Cameroon0.1deaths per 100,000 people
185Mauritania0.1deaths per 100,000 people
186Papua New Guinea0.1deaths per 100,000 people
187Nigeria0.1deaths per 100,000 people
188Vanuatu0.1deaths per 100,000 people
189Cote d'Ivoire0.1deaths per 100,000 people
190Zimbabwe0.1deaths per 100,000 people
191Togo0.0deaths per 100,000 people
192Venezuela0.0deaths per 100,000 people
193Senegal0.0deaths per 100,000 people
194Ghana0.0deaths per 100,000 people
195Benin0.0deaths per 100,000 people
196Guinea0.0deaths per 100,000 people
197Chad0.0deaths per 100,000 people
198Republic of The Gambia0.0deaths per 100,000 people
199Mali0.0deaths per 100,000 people
200Guinea-Bissau0.0deaths per 100,000 people
201Burkina Faso0.0deaths 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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