Canada vs United States: Opioid use disorder death rate
Canada
14.68 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
United States
24.73 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Canada rank
2nd
United States rank
1st
Opioid use disorder death rate over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 24.73 deaths per 100,000 people against 14.68 deaths per 100,000 people in Canada, a difference of 10.05 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes United States's figure about 1.7 times Canada's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 2nd 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 | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.54 deaths per 100,000 people | United States |
| 2010s | 5.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.58 deaths per 100,000 people | United States |
| 2020s | 13.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.16 deaths per 100,000 people | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher opioid use disorder death rate, Canada or United States?
- United States, at 24.73 deaths per 100,000 people against 14.68 deaths per 100,000 people in Canada as of 2021.
- What is the difference in opioid use disorder death rate between Canada and United States?
- 10.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for opioid use disorder death rate?
- Canada ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Opioid use disorder death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from opioid use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.