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Death rate from drug 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
1.1deaths per 100,000 people
Median: 0.4deaths per 100,000 people
Countries Covered
194
with available data
Highest
United States of America
31.8deaths per 100,000 people
Lowest
Antigua and Barbuda
0.0deaths per 100,000 people
Top 5 Countries
1United States of America31.8deaths per 100,000 people
2Canada19.2deaths per 100,000 people
3United Kingdom8.4deaths per 100,000 people
4Iceland8.3deaths per 100,000 people
5Finland5.6deaths per 100,000 people
By Region
North America13.2deaths per 100,000 people(4 countries)
Oceania3.2deaths per 100,000 people(2 countries)
Europe2.6deaths per 100,000 people(32 countries)
Asia0.7deaths per 100,000 people(25 countries)
Africa0.6deaths 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 (31.8deaths per 100,000 people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 1.1deaths per 100,000 people)

North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
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 America31.8deaths per 100,000 people
2Canada19.2deaths per 100,000 people
3United Kingdom8.4deaths per 100,000 people
4Iceland8.3deaths per 100,000 people
5Finland5.6deaths per 100,000 people
6Norway5.6deaths per 100,000 people
7Australia4.9deaths per 100,000 people
8Ireland4.9deaths per 100,000 people
9Kiribati4.7deaths per 100,000 people
10Estonia4.5deaths per 100,000 people
11Denmark4.1deaths per 100,000 people
12Sweden3.8deaths per 100,000 people
13Russian Federation3.8deaths per 100,000 people
14Lithuania3.4deaths per 100,000 people
15Islamic Republic of Iran3.1deaths per 100,000 people
16Greece2.9deaths per 100,000 people
17Libya2.9deaths per 100,000 people
18Switzerland2.9deaths per 100,000 people
19Slovenia2.8deaths per 100,000 people
20Luxembourg2.6deaths per 100,000 people
21Mauritius2.5deaths per 100,000 people
22France2.4deaths per 100,000 people
23Belarus2.1deaths per 100,000 people
24Austria2.1deaths per 100,000 people
25Spain2.1deaths per 100,000 people
26South Africa2.0deaths per 100,000 people
27Latvia2.0deaths per 100,000 people
28Netherlands2.0deaths per 100,000 people
29Germany1.9deaths per 100,000 people
30Kazakhstan1.9deaths per 100,000 people
31Ukraine1.7deaths per 100,000 people
32Croatia1.7deaths per 100,000 people
33Cyprus1.6deaths per 100,000 people
34New Zealand1.6deaths per 100,000 people
35Belgium1.5deaths per 100,000 people
36Malta1.4deaths per 100,000 people
37Turkmenistan1.4deaths per 100,000 people
38Afghanistan1.4deaths per 100,000 people
39Algeria1.3deaths per 100,000 people
40Morocco1.3deaths per 100,000 people
41Serbia1.2deaths per 100,000 people
42Guatemala1.2deaths per 100,000 people
43Vietnam1.2deaths per 100,000 people
44Djibouti1.1deaths per 100,000 people
45Israel1.1deaths per 100,000 people
46Yemen1.1deaths per 100,000 people
47Kuwait1.1deaths per 100,000 people
48The Republic of North Macedonia1.1deaths per 100,000 people
49Sudan1.0deaths per 100,000 people
50Tunisia1.0deaths per 100,000 people
51Iraq1.0deaths per 100,000 people
52Italy0.9deaths per 100,000 people
53Eritrea0.9deaths per 100,000 people
54Czech Republic0.9deaths per 100,000 people
55Comoros0.9deaths per 100,000 people
56Rwanda0.9deaths per 100,000 people
57People's Republic of China0.8deaths per 100,000 people
58Lesotho0.8deaths per 100,000 people
59Kyrgyzstan0.8deaths per 100,000 people
60Zambia0.8deaths per 100,000 people
61Mongolia0.7deaths per 100,000 people
62United Republic of Tanzania0.7deaths per 100,000 people
63Eswatini0.7deaths per 100,000 people
64Georgia0.7deaths per 100,000 people
65Syrian Arab Republic0.7deaths per 100,000 people
66Honduras0.7deaths per 100,000 people
67Costa Rica0.7deaths per 100,000 people
68Poland0.7deaths per 100,000 people
69Malawi0.6deaths per 100,000 people
70Portugal0.6deaths per 100,000 people
71Burundi0.6deaths per 100,000 people
72Brazil0.6deaths per 100,000 people
73Moldova, Republic of0.6deaths per 100,000 people
74Singapore0.6deaths per 100,000 people
75Uruguay0.6deaths per 100,000 people
76India0.6deaths per 100,000 people
77Albania0.6deaths per 100,000 people
78Chile0.6deaths per 100,000 people
79Seychelles0.6deaths per 100,000 people
80Sri Lanka0.6deaths per 100,000 people
81North Korea0.6deaths per 100,000 people
82Dominica0.5deaths per 100,000 people
83Somalia0.5deaths per 100,000 people
84Zimbabwe0.5deaths per 100,000 people
85United Arab Emirates0.5deaths per 100,000 people
86Grenada0.5deaths per 100,000 people
87Mexico0.5deaths per 100,000 people
88Madagascar0.5deaths per 100,000 people
89Pakistan0.5deaths per 100,000 people
90Suriname0.5deaths per 100,000 people
91Trinidad and Tobago0.5deaths per 100,000 people
92Uganda0.5deaths per 100,000 people
93El Salvador0.4deaths per 100,000 people
94Mozambique0.4deaths per 100,000 people
95Bhutan0.4deaths per 100,000 people
96Botswana0.4deaths per 100,000 people
97South Sudan0.4deaths per 100,000 people
98Bolivia0.4deaths per 100,000 people
99Ecuador0.4deaths per 100,000 people
100Haiti0.4deaths per 100,000 people
101Namibia0.4deaths per 100,000 people
102Bangladesh0.4deaths per 100,000 people
103Uzbekistan0.4deaths per 100,000 people
104Armenia0.4deaths per 100,000 people
105Gabon0.3deaths per 100,000 people
106Hungary0.3deaths per 100,000 people
107Türkiye0.3deaths per 100,000 people
108Colombia0.3deaths per 100,000 people
109Equatorial Guinea0.3deaths per 100,000 people
110Lebanon0.3deaths per 100,000 people
111Nepal0.3deaths per 100,000 people
112Slovakia0.3deaths per 100,000 people
113Bahamas0.3deaths per 100,000 people
114Bahrain0.3deaths per 100,000 people
115Bulgaria0.3deaths per 100,000 people
116Republic of the Congo0.3deaths per 100,000 people
117Thailand0.3deaths per 100,000 people
118Angola0.3deaths per 100,000 people
119Democratic Republic of the Congo0.3deaths per 100,000 people
120Oman0.3deaths per 100,000 people
121Qatar0.3deaths per 100,000 people
122Maldives0.3deaths per 100,000 people
123Japan0.2deaths per 100,000 people
124Romania0.2deaths per 100,000 people
125Azerbaijan0.2deaths per 100,000 people
126Central African Republic0.2deaths per 100,000 people
127Malaysia0.2deaths per 100,000 people
128Monaco0.2deaths per 100,000 people
129Paraguay0.2deaths per 100,000 people
130Saint Kitts and Nevis0.2deaths per 100,000 people
131Tajikistan0.2deaths per 100,000 people
132Cook Islands0.2deaths per 100,000 people
133Ethiopia0.2deaths per 100,000 people
134Tuvalu0.2deaths per 100,000 people
135Brunei Darussalam0.2deaths per 100,000 people
136Kenya0.2deaths per 100,000 people
137Montenegro0.2deaths per 100,000 people
138Saint Lucia0.2deaths per 100,000 people
139Nauru0.2deaths per 100,000 people
140Panama0.2deaths per 100,000 people
141Philippines0.2deaths per 100,000 people
142Cambodia0.2deaths per 100,000 people
143Jamaica0.2deaths per 100,000 people
144Micronesia, Federated States of0.2deaths per 100,000 people
145Indonesia0.1deaths per 100,000 people
146Marshall Islands0.1deaths per 100,000 people
147Bosnia and Herzegovina0.1deaths per 100,000 people
148South Korea0.1deaths per 100,000 people
149Sao Tome and Principe0.1deaths per 100,000 people
150Barbados0.1deaths per 100,000 people
151Tonga0.1deaths per 100,000 people
152Samoa0.1deaths per 100,000 people
153Solomon Islands0.1deaths per 100,000 people
154Myanmar0.1deaths per 100,000 people
155Lao People's Democratic Republic0.1deaths per 100,000 people
156Venezuela0.1deaths per 100,000 people
157Vanuatu0.1deaths per 100,000 people
158Belize0.1deaths per 100,000 people
159Timor-Leste0.1deaths per 100,000 people
160San Marino0.1deaths per 100,000 people
161Andorra0.1deaths per 100,000 people
162Saudi Arabia0.1deaths per 100,000 people
163Cape Verde0.1deaths per 100,000 people
164Cuba0.1deaths per 100,000 people
165Fiji0.1deaths per 100,000 people
166Papua New Guinea0.1deaths per 100,000 people
167Egypt0.1deaths per 100,000 people
168Argentina0.1deaths per 100,000 people
169Dominican Republic0.1deaths per 100,000 people
170Jordan0.1deaths per 100,000 people
171Peru0.1deaths per 100,000 people
172Nicaragua0.0deaths per 100,000 people
173Cameroon0.0deaths per 100,000 people
174Benin0.0deaths per 100,000 people
175Republic of The Gambia0.0deaths per 100,000 people
176Cote d'Ivoire0.0deaths per 100,000 people
177Mauritania0.0deaths per 100,000 people
178Nigeria0.0deaths per 100,000 people
179Guinea-Bissau0.0deaths per 100,000 people
180Senegal0.0deaths per 100,000 people
181Sierra Leone0.0deaths per 100,000 people
182Togo0.0deaths per 100,000 people
183Burkina Faso0.0deaths per 100,000 people
184Chad0.0deaths per 100,000 people
185Ghana0.0deaths per 100,000 people
186Guinea0.0deaths per 100,000 people
187Liberia0.0deaths per 100,000 people
188Mali0.0deaths per 100,000 people
189Niger0.0deaths 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
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Data Source

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

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