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Age-standardized 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.
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Key Insights
Global Average
4.8deaths per 100,000 people
Median: 3.7deaths per 100,000 people
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
United States of America
33.9deaths per 100,000 people
Lowest
State of Palestine
0.7deaths per 100,000 people
Top 5 Countries
1United States of America33.9deaths per 100,000 people
2Russian Federation17.0deaths per 100,000 people
3Canada16.9deaths per 100,000 people
4Turkmenistan15.8deaths per 100,000 people
5Mongolia14.2deaths per 100,000 people
By Region
North America16.0deaths per 100,000 people(4 countries)
Oceania5.7deaths per 100,000 people(2 countries)
Europe5.5deaths per 100,000 people(32 countries)
Africa4.9deaths per 100,000 people(9 countries)
Other4.7deaths 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 (0.7deaths per 100,000 people)High (33.9deaths per 100,000 people)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 4.8deaths 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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 33.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 2 | Russian Federation | 17.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 3 | Canada | 16.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 4 | Turkmenistan | 15.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 5 | Mongolia | 14.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 6 | Puerto Rico | 13.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 7 | Moldova, Republic of | 12.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | 12.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 9 | Myanmar | 11.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 10 | Estonia | 11.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 11 | Ukraine | 11.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 12 | Eswatini | 10.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 13 | Lesotho | 10.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 14 | Kyrgyzstan | 10.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 15 | Solomon Islands | 9.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 16 | Vietnam | 9.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 9.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 18 | Uzbekistan | 9.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 19 | Mauritius | 9.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 20 | Tajikistan | 9.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 21 | Nigeria | 8.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 22 | Kiribati | 8.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 23 | Lithuania | 8.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 24 | Latvia | 8.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 25 | Thailand | 8.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 26 | Sudan | 8.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 27 | Belarus | 8.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 28 | Finland | 8.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 29 | Guatemala | 8.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 30 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 7.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 31 | Kenya | 7.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 32 | Iceland | 7.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 33 | Marshall Islands | 7.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 34 | Nauru | 7.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 35 | Tuvalu | 7.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 36 | South Africa | 7.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 37 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 7.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 38 | Seychelles | 7.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 39 | Equatorial Guinea | 7.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 40 | Tonga | 7.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 41 | Australia | 6.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 42 | Timor-Leste | 6.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 43 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 44 | Ireland | 6.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 45 | Botswana | 6.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 46 | Maldives | 6.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 47 | Azerbaijan | 6.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 48 | Vanuatu | 6.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 49 | Denmark | 5.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 50 | Georgia | 5.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 51 | Haiti | 5.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 52 | Norway | 5.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 53 | Northern Mariana Islands | 5.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 54 | Mozambique | 5.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 55 | Luxembourg | 5.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 56 | Guyana | 5.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 57 | Cambodia | 5.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 58 | Pakistan | 5.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 59 | Greenland | 5.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 60 | Paraguay | 5.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 61 | Namibia | 5.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 62 | France | 5.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 63 | Sweden | 5.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 64 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 5.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 65 | Romania | 5.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 66 | Chile | 5.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 67 | Republic of the Congo | 5.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 68 | Spain | 5.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 69 | Mexico | 5.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 70 | Serbia | 5.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 71 | Zimbabwe | 4.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 72 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 73 | Guam | 4.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 74 | Palau | 4.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 75 | Switzerland | 4.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 76 | Morocco | 4.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 77 | Brazil | 4.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 78 | Germany | 4.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 79 | Poland | 4.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 80 | El Salvador | 4.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 81 | Nicaragua | 4.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 82 | Malaysia | 4.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 83 | Gabon | 4.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 84 | United Republic of Tanzania | 4.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 85 | Zambia | 4.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 86 | Central African Republic | 4.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 87 | New Zealand | 4.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 88 | Bulgaria | 4.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 89 | Croatia | 4.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 90 | Slovakia | 4.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 91 | Philippines | 4.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 92 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 93 | Republic of The Gambia | 4.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 94 | Slovenia | 4.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 95 | Austria | 4.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 96 | Papua New Guinea | 3.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 97 | Suriname | 3.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 98 | Iraq | 3.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 99 | Taiwan, Province of China | 3.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 100 | Belgium | 3.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 101 | Sri Lanka | 3.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 102 | Samoa | 3.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 103 | Bhutan | 3.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 104 | Algeria | 3.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 105 | Greece | 3.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 106 | Grenada | 3.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 107 | Angola | 3.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 108 | Costa Rica | 3.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 109 | Italy | 3.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 110 | Malawi | 3.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 111 | Bahamas | 3.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 112 | Portugal | 3.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 113 | India | 3.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 114 | Indonesia | 3.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 115 | Sierra Leone | 3.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 116 | American Samoa | 3.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 117 | Belize | 3.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 118 | Honduras | 3.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 119 | Czech Republic | 3.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 120 | Madagascar | 3.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 121 | Japan | 3.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 122 | Andorra | 3.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 123 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 3.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 124 | Bangladesh | 3.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 125 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 126 | Ghana | 3.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 127 | Niue | 3.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 128 | Albania | 3.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 129 | Monaco | 3.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 130 | Libya | 3.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 131 | Argentina | 3.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 132 | Chad | 3.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 133 | Guinea | 3.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 134 | Togo | 3.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 135 | South Sudan | 3.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 136 | Tunisia | 3.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 137 | Brunei Darussalam | 3.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 138 | Eritrea | 3.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 139 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 140 | Liberia | 3.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 141 | Ethiopia | 3.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 142 | Venezuela | 3.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 143 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 144 | Uruguay | 3.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 145 | Rwanda | 3.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 146 | Cook Islands | 2.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 147 | North Korea | 2.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 148 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 149 | Fiji | 2.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 150 | Bermuda | 2.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 151 | Malta | 2.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 152 | Dominican Republic | 2.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 153 | Israel | 2.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 154 | Cameroon | 2.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 155 | Mali | 2.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 156 | Djibouti | 2.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 157 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 158 | Mauritania | 2.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 159 | Montenegro | 2.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 160 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 161 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 162 | Tokelau | 2.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 163 | Netherlands | 2.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 164 | Panama | 2.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 165 | Burundi | 2.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 166 | Hungary | 2.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 167 | Egypt | 2.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 168 | Saint Lucia | 2.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 169 | Nepal | 2.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 170 | Dominica | 2.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 171 | Bolivia | 2.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 172 | Senegal | 2.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 173 | United Arab Emirates | 2.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 174 | People's Republic of China | 2.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 175 | Benin | 2.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 176 | Cyprus | 2.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 177 | Uganda | 2.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 178 | Peru | 2.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 179 | Cuba | 1.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 180 | Niger | 1.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 181 | Barbados | 1.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 182 | South Korea | 1.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 183 | Jamaica | 1.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 184 | Yemen | 1.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 185 | Lebanon | 1.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 186 | Saudi Arabia | 1.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 187 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 188 | Colombia | 1.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 189 | Bahrain | 1.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 190 | Somalia | 1.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 191 | Ecuador | 1.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 192 | Oman | 1.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 193 | Burkina Faso | 1.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 194 | Cape Verde | 1.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 195 | Türkiye | 1.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 196 | Armenia | 1.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 197 | San Marino | 1.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 198 | Kuwait | 1.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 199 | Singapore | 1.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 200 | Afghanistan | 1.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 201 | Comoros | 1.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 202 | Jordan | 0.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 203 | Qatar | 0.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 204 | State of Palestine | 0.7deaths per 100,000 people |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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