Which has higher drug use disorder deaths by sex, France or Russian Federation?

Russian Federation, at 1,167 deaths against 615.62 deaths in France as of 2021.

What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths by sex between France and Russian Federation?

551.38 deaths, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and Russian Federation?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Drug use disorder deaths by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

France vs Russian Federation: Drug use disorder deaths by sex

France

615.62 deaths

in 2021

Russian Federation

1,167 deaths

in 2021

France rank

7th

Russian Federation rank

6th

Drug use disorder deaths by sex over time

France
Russian Federation

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 1,167 deaths against 615.62 deaths in France, a difference of 551.38 deaths.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.9 times France's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.

France ranks 7th and Russian Federation ranks 6th of 194 countries.

Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Russian Federation	Difference	Ahead
2000s	492.47 deaths	2,068 deaths	1,576 deaths	Russian Federation
2010s	741.79 deaths	1,515 deaths	773.23 deaths	Russian Federation
2020s	582.67 deaths	1,120 deaths	537.49 deaths	Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder deaths by sex, France or Russian Federation?: Russian Federation, at 1,167 deaths against 615.62 deaths in France as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths by sex between France and Russian Federation?: 551.38 deaths, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Russian Federation?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do France and Russian Federation rank globally for drug use disorder deaths by sex?: France ranks 7th and Russian Federation ranks 6th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Drug use disorder deaths by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Drug use disorder deaths by sex
Unit: deaths
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders in females.