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Death rate from substance 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.
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Key Insights
Global Average
3.7deaths per 100,000 people
Median: 1.5deaths per 100,000 people
Countries Covered
194
with available data
Highest
United States of America
37.4deaths per 100,000 people
Lowest
Egypt
0.1deaths per 100,000 people
Top 5 Countries
1United States of America37.4deaths per 100,000 people
2Belarus26.2deaths per 100,000 people
3Slovenia24.3deaths per 100,000 people
4Canada23.0deaths per 100,000 people
5Estonia22.2deaths per 100,000 people
By Region
North America17.7deaths per 100,000 people(4 countries)
Europe8.7deaths per 100,000 people(32 countries)
Oceania4.7deaths per 100,000 people(2 countries)
Other2.5deaths per 100,000 people(115 countries)
South America2.1deaths per 100,000 people(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.1deaths per 100,000 people)High (37.4deaths per 100,000 people)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 3.7deaths per 100,000 people)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
Other (115)
South America (7)
Asia (25)
Africa (9)
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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 37.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 2 | Belarus | 26.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 3 | Slovenia | 24.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 4 | Canada | 23.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 5 | Estonia | 22.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 6 | Mongolia | 22.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 7 | Latvia | 20.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 17.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 9 | Poland | 15.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 10 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 15.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 11 | Finland | 14.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 12 | Denmark | 14.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 13 | El Salvador | 14.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 14 | Ukraine | 12.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 15 | Iceland | 11.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 11.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 17 | Croatia | 10.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 18 | Lithuania | 10.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 19 | Austria | 9.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 20 | Norway | 9.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 21 | Myanmar | 8.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 22 | Germany | 8.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 23 | Mauritius | 8.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 24 | Guatemala | 8.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 25 | Sweden | 7.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 26 | France | 7.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 27 | Moldova, Republic of | 7.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 28 | Luxembourg | 6.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 29 | Australia | 6.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 30 | Hungary | 6.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 31 | Ireland | 6.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 32 | Bahamas | 6.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 33 | Czech Republic | 6.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 34 | Belgium | 5.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 35 | Serbia | 5.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 36 | Switzerland | 5.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 37 | Dominica | 5.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 38 | Kazakhstan | 5.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 39 | Netherlands | 5.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 40 | Slovakia | 5.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 41 | Kiribati | 5.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 42 | Cuba | 5.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 43 | Brazil | 5.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 44 | Saint Lucia | 4.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 45 | Uruguay | 4.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 46 | Paraguay | 4.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 47 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 48 | Haiti | 3.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 49 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 50 | Greece | 3.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 51 | Honduras | 3.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 52 | Costa Rica | 3.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 53 | South Africa | 3.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 54 | Eritrea | 3.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 55 | Thailand | 3.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 56 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 3.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 57 | Turkmenistan | 3.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 58 | Bolivia | 3.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 59 | Djibouti | 3.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 60 | Grenada | 3.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 61 | Libya | 2.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 62 | Lesotho | 2.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 63 | Spain | 2.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 64 | New Zealand | 2.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 65 | Rwanda | 2.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 66 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 67 | Mexico | 2.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 68 | South Korea | 2.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 69 | Romania | 2.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 70 | Chile | 2.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 71 | Cook Islands | 2.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 72 | Belize | 2.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 73 | Cyprus | 2.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 74 | Comoros | 2.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 75 | Suriname | 2.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 76 | Eswatini | 2.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 77 | Mozambique | 2.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 78 | Vietnam | 2.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 79 | Malta | 2.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 80 | People's Republic of China | 2.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 81 | India | 2.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 82 | Portugal | 1.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 83 | Somalia | 1.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 84 | Malawi | 1.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 85 | Barbados | 1.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 86 | Burundi | 1.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 87 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 88 | Zambia | 1.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 89 | Tajikistan | 1.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 90 | Georgia | 1.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 91 | South Sudan | 1.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 92 | Israel | 1.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 93 | Nicaragua | 1.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 94 | North Korea | 1.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 95 | Afghanistan | 1.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 96 | Italy | 1.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 97 | Tuvalu | 1.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 98 | Azerbaijan | 1.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 99 | Madagascar | 1.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 100 | Sri Lanka | 1.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 101 | Togo | 1.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 102 | Marshall Islands | 1.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 103 | Algeria | 1.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 104 | Morocco | 1.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 105 | Nauru | 1.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 106 | Angola | 1.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 107 | Burkina Faso | 1.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 108 | Bulgaria | 1.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 109 | Uganda | 1.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 110 | Montenegro | 1.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 111 | Gabon | 1.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 112 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 113 | Central African Republic | 1.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 114 | Botswana | 1.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 115 | Cape Verde | 1.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 116 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 117 | Republic of the Congo | 1.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 118 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 119 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 1.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 120 | Ecuador | 1.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 121 | Philippines | 1.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 122 | Kuwait | 1.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 123 | Cameroon | 1.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 124 | Solomon Islands | 1.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 125 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 126 | Namibia | 1.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 127 | Niue | 1.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 128 | Sierra Leone | 1.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 129 | Yemen | 1.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 130 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 131 | Tunisia | 1.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 132 | Sudan | 1.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 133 | Benin | 1.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 134 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 135 | Ghana | 1.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 136 | Palau | 1.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 137 | Ethiopia | 1.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 138 | Cambodia | 1.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 139 | Dominican Republic | 1.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 140 | Iraq | 1.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 141 | Samoa | 0.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 142 | Uzbekistan | 0.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 143 | Vanuatu | 0.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 144 | Kenya | 0.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 145 | Albania | 0.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 146 | Tonga | 0.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 147 | Seychelles | 0.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 148 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 149 | Zimbabwe | 0.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 150 | Pakistan | 0.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 151 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 152 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 153 | Nigeria | 0.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 154 | Liberia | 0.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 155 | Bhutan | 0.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 156 | Niger | 0.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 157 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 158 | Chad | 0.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 159 | Singapore | 0.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 160 | Guinea | 0.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 161 | Japan | 0.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 162 | Malaysia | 0.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 163 | Argentina | 0.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 164 | Mali | 0.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 165 | Nepal | 0.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 166 | Senegal | 0.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 167 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 168 | Papua New Guinea | 0.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 169 | United Arab Emirates | 0.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 170 | Venezuela | 0.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 171 | Guyana | 0.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 172 | Jamaica | 0.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 173 | Monaco | 0.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 174 | Peru | 0.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 175 | Colombia | 0.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 176 | Türkiye | 0.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 177 | Panama | 0.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 178 | Mauritania | 0.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 179 | Timor-Leste | 0.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 180 | Bahrain | 0.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 181 | Oman | 0.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 182 | Andorra | 0.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 183 | Bangladesh | 0.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 184 | Armenia | 0.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 185 | Lebanon | 0.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 186 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 187 | San Marino | 0.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 188 | Qatar | 0.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 189 | Maldives | 0.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 190 | Indonesia | 0.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 191 | Fiji | 0.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 192 | Saudi Arabia | 0.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 193 | Jordan | 0.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 194 | Egypt | 0.1deaths per 100,000 people |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2021).
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