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Deaths from all causes attributed to drug use 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 Data•204 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
5.2deaths per 100,000 people
Median: 4.0deaths per 100,000 people
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
United States of America
40.4deaths per 100,000 people
Lowest
State of Palestine
0.4deaths per 100,000 people
Top 5 Countries
1United States of America40.4deaths per 100,000 people
2Russian Federation21.8deaths per 100,000 people
3Moldova, Republic of19.7deaths per 100,000 people
4Canada19.1deaths per 100,000 people
5Estonia15.9deaths per 100,000 people
By Region
North America17.9deaths per 100,000 people(4 countries)
Europe7.8deaths per 100,000 people(32 countries)
Oceania7.3deaths per 100,000 people(2 countries)
Other4.4deaths per 100,000 people(124 countries)
Asia4.0deaths 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 (0.4deaths per 100,000 people)High (40.4deaths per 100,000 people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 5.2deaths per 100,000 people)

North America (4)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
Other (124)
Asia (26)
Africa (9)
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 America40.4deaths per 100,000 people
2Russian Federation21.8deaths per 100,000 people
3Moldova, Republic of19.7deaths per 100,000 people
4Canada19.1deaths per 100,000 people
5Estonia15.9deaths per 100,000 people
6Ukraine15.4deaths per 100,000 people
7Puerto Rico15.0deaths per 100,000 people
8Turkmenistan14.7deaths per 100,000 people
9Thailand12.9deaths per 100,000 people
10Kazakhstan12.8deaths per 100,000 people
11Mauritius12.1deaths per 100,000 people
12United Kingdom12.1deaths per 100,000 people
13Myanmar11.8deaths per 100,000 people
14Belarus11.7deaths per 100,000 people
15Lithuania11.4deaths per 100,000 people
16Latvia11.1deaths per 100,000 people
17Mongolia11.1deaths per 100,000 people
18Vietnam10.8deaths per 100,000 people
19Finland10.1deaths per 100,000 people
20Iceland9.3deaths per 100,000 people
21Australia9.0deaths per 100,000 people
22Spain8.8deaths per 100,000 people
23Kyrgyzstan8.8deaths per 100,000 people
24Seychelles8.8deaths per 100,000 people
25France8.7deaths per 100,000 people
26Eswatini8.5deaths per 100,000 people
27Virgin Islands, U.S.8.4deaths per 100,000 people
28Lesotho8.4deaths per 100,000 people
29Uzbekistan8.3deaths per 100,000 people
30Serbia8.3deaths per 100,000 people
31Norway8.1deaths per 100,000 people
32Georgia8.1deaths per 100,000 people
33Ireland7.9deaths per 100,000 people
34Romania7.9deaths per 100,000 people
35Luxembourg7.9deaths per 100,000 people
36Denmark7.7deaths per 100,000 people
37Kiribati7.5deaths per 100,000 people
38Germany7.4deaths per 100,000 people
39South Africa7.3deaths per 100,000 people
40Switzerland7.3deaths per 100,000 people
41Monaco7.1deaths per 100,000 people
42Japan7.1deaths per 100,000 people
43Sudan7.0deaths per 100,000 people
44Bulgaria7.0deaths per 100,000 people
45Italy6.9deaths per 100,000 people
46Chile6.9deaths per 100,000 people
47Slovenia6.8deaths per 100,000 people
48Poland6.8deaths per 100,000 people
49Azerbaijan6.7deaths per 100,000 people
50Guatemala6.7deaths per 100,000 people
51Slovakia6.6deaths per 100,000 people
52Croatia6.6deaths per 100,000 people
53Tuvalu6.5deaths per 100,000 people
54Greenland6.5deaths per 100,000 people
55Sweden6.4deaths per 100,000 people
56Northern Mariana Islands6.2deaths per 100,000 people
57Solomon Islands6.2deaths per 100,000 people
58Micronesia, Federated States of6.2deaths per 100,000 people
59Palau6.1deaths per 100,000 people
60Guam6.0deaths per 100,000 people
61Tajikistan6.0deaths per 100,000 people
62Brazil5.8deaths per 100,000 people
63Tonga5.8deaths per 100,000 people
64Portugal5.7deaths per 100,000 people
65Taiwan, Province of China5.7deaths per 100,000 people
66New Zealand5.6deaths per 100,000 people
67Botswana5.6deaths per 100,000 people
68Marshall Islands5.6deaths per 100,000 people
69Guyana5.6deaths per 100,000 people
70Austria5.5deaths per 100,000 people
71Nigeria5.5deaths per 100,000 people
72Kenya5.5deaths per 100,000 people
73Mexico5.5deaths per 100,000 people
74Belgium5.4deaths per 100,000 people
75Islamic Republic of Iran5.4deaths per 100,000 people
76Cambodia5.3deaths per 100,000 people
77Paraguay5.3deaths per 100,000 people
78Lao People's Democratic Republic5.2deaths per 100,000 people
79The Republic of North Macedonia5.1deaths per 100,000 people
80Morocco5.0deaths per 100,000 people
81Andorra5.0deaths per 100,000 people
82Czech Republic5.0deaths per 100,000 people
83Equatorial Guinea4.9deaths per 100,000 people
84Albania4.8deaths per 100,000 people
85El Salvador4.8deaths per 100,000 people
86Malaysia4.8deaths per 100,000 people
87Nauru4.8deaths per 100,000 people
88Greece4.8deaths per 100,000 people
89Haiti4.7deaths per 100,000 people
90Sri Lanka4.7deaths per 100,000 people
91Timor-Leste4.7deaths per 100,000 people
92Vanuatu4.4deaths per 100,000 people
93Bosnia and Herzegovina4.4deaths per 100,000 people
94Suriname4.3deaths per 100,000 people
95Grenada4.2deaths per 100,000 people
96Niue4.2deaths per 100,000 people
97Costa Rica4.2deaths per 100,000 people
98Nicaragua4.1deaths per 100,000 people
99Bahamas4.1deaths per 100,000 people
100Namibia4.1deaths per 100,000 people
101Saint Kitts and Nevis4.1deaths per 100,000 people
102Pakistan4.1deaths per 100,000 people
103Malta3.9deaths per 100,000 people
104Cook Islands3.9deaths per 100,000 people
105Montenegro3.8deaths per 100,000 people
106Venezuela3.8deaths per 100,000 people
107Republic of the Congo3.8deaths per 100,000 people
108Bermuda3.8deaths per 100,000 people
109Antigua and Barbuda3.8deaths per 100,000 people
110North Korea3.8deaths per 100,000 people
111Bhutan3.7deaths per 100,000 people
112Argentina3.7deaths per 100,000 people
113Maldives3.7deaths per 100,000 people
114Saint Vincent and the Grenadines3.7deaths per 100,000 people
115Algeria3.7deaths per 100,000 people
116Indonesia3.7deaths per 100,000 people
117Uruguay3.7deaths per 100,000 people
118Gabon3.6deaths per 100,000 people
119Philippines3.6deaths per 100,000 people
120Netherlands3.5deaths per 100,000 people
121American Samoa3.5deaths per 100,000 people
122Hungary3.5deaths per 100,000 people
123Tunisia3.4deaths per 100,000 people
124Zimbabwe3.4deaths per 100,000 people
125Brunei Darussalam3.4deaths per 100,000 people
126Libya3.4deaths per 100,000 people
127India3.3deaths per 100,000 people
128Iraq3.3deaths per 100,000 people
129Trinidad and Tobago3.3deaths per 100,000 people
130South Korea3.2deaths per 100,000 people
131Mozambique3.1deaths per 100,000 people
132People's Republic of China3.1deaths per 100,000 people
133Belize3.1deaths per 100,000 people
134Saint Lucia3.0deaths per 100,000 people
135Cuba3.0deaths per 100,000 people
136Guinea-Bissau3.0deaths per 100,000 people
137Israel3.0deaths per 100,000 people
138Samoa3.0deaths per 100,000 people
139United Republic of Tanzania2.8deaths per 100,000 people
140Dominica2.8deaths per 100,000 people
141Zambia2.7deaths per 100,000 people
142Cote d'Ivoire2.7deaths per 100,000 people
143Tokelau2.7deaths per 100,000 people
144Barbados2.7deaths per 100,000 people
145Honduras2.7deaths per 100,000 people
146Dominican Republic2.7deaths per 100,000 people
147Central African Republic2.7deaths per 100,000 people
148Bangladesh2.6deaths per 100,000 people
149Republic of The Gambia2.6deaths per 100,000 people
150Fiji2.6deaths per 100,000 people
151Cyprus2.6deaths per 100,000 people
152Panama2.5deaths per 100,000 people
153Eritrea2.5deaths per 100,000 people
154Ghana2.4deaths per 100,000 people
155San Marino2.3deaths per 100,000 people
156Papua New Guinea2.3deaths per 100,000 people
157Rwanda2.3deaths per 100,000 people
158Djibouti2.3deaths per 100,000 people
159Angola2.3deaths per 100,000 people
160Sierra Leone2.3deaths per 100,000 people
161Madagascar2.2deaths per 100,000 people
162Togo2.2deaths per 100,000 people
163Liberia2.2deaths per 100,000 people
164Nepal2.2deaths per 100,000 people
165Malawi2.2deaths per 100,000 people
166Sao Tome and Principe2.2deaths per 100,000 people
167South Sudan2.1deaths per 100,000 people
168Peru2.1deaths per 100,000 people
169United Arab Emirates2.1deaths per 100,000 people
170Ethiopia2.1deaths per 100,000 people
171Bolivia2.0deaths per 100,000 people
172Jamaica2.0deaths per 100,000 people
173Lebanon1.8deaths per 100,000 people
174Colombia1.8deaths per 100,000 people
175Guinea1.8deaths per 100,000 people
176Singapore1.8deaths per 100,000 people
177Armenia1.7deaths per 100,000 people
178Bahrain1.7deaths per 100,000 people
179Cameroon1.6deaths per 100,000 people
180Ecuador1.6deaths per 100,000 people
181Mauritania1.6deaths per 100,000 people
182Burundi1.6deaths per 100,000 people
183Democratic Republic of the Congo1.6deaths per 100,000 people
184Egypt1.5deaths per 100,000 people
185Türkiye1.5deaths per 100,000 people
186Mali1.5deaths per 100,000 people
187Chad1.5deaths per 100,000 people
188Syrian Arab Republic1.4deaths per 100,000 people
189Senegal1.3deaths per 100,000 people
190Kuwait1.3deaths per 100,000 people
191Saudi Arabia1.3deaths per 100,000 people
192Cape Verde1.3deaths per 100,000 people
193Uganda1.3deaths per 100,000 people
194Benin1.2deaths per 100,000 people
195Yemen1.1deaths per 100,000 people
196Oman1.1deaths per 100,000 people
197Somalia0.9deaths per 100,000 people
198Niger0.8deaths per 100,000 people
199Comoros0.8deaths per 100,000 people
200Burkina Faso0.8deaths per 100,000 people
201Afghanistan0.7deaths per 100,000 people
202Jordan0.6deaths per 100,000 people
203Qatar0.5deaths per 100,000 people
204State of Palestine0.4deaths per 100,000 people
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Topics

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Data Source

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

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