Iceland vs United States: Amphetamine use disorder death rate
Iceland
0.55 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
United States
2.09 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Iceland rank
3rd
United States rank
1st
Amphetamine use disorder death rate over time
- Iceland
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 2.09 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.55 deaths per 100,000 people in Iceland, a difference of 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes United States's figure about 3.8 times Iceland's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st of 194 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.107 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.445 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.338 deaths per 100,000 people | United States |
| 2010s | 0.378 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.992 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.614 deaths per 100,000 people | United States |
| 2020s | 0.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher amphetamine use disorder death rate, Iceland or United States?
- United States, at 2.09 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.55 deaths per 100,000 people in Iceland as of 2021.
- What is the difference in amphetamine use disorder death rate between Iceland and United States?
- 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United States?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Iceland and United States rank globally for amphetamine use disorder death rate?
- Iceland ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Amphetamine use disorder death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Estimated number of deaths from amphetamine use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.