Canada vs United States of America: Alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age
Canada
0.1104 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
United States of America
0.1722 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Canada rank
2nd
United States of America rank
1st
Alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age over time
- Canada
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 0.1722 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1104 deaths per 100,000 people in Canada, a difference of 0.0618 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.6 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States of America ahead.
Canada ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 1st of 194 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0549 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0812 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0263 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 2010s | 0.061 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0647 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0038 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 2020s | 0.0956 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1547 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0591 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age, Canada or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 0.1722 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1104 deaths per 100,000 people in Canada as of 2021.
- What is the difference in alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age between Canada and United States of America?
- 0.0618 deaths per 100,000 people, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States of America?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Canada and United States of America rank globally for alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age?
- Canada ranks 2nd and United States of America 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 Alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age. 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 substance use disorders among both sexes aged 5-14 year olds, per 100,000 people.