Which has higher drug use disorder deaths by age, India or United States of America?

United States of America, at 1,984 deaths against 1,318 deaths in India as of 2021.

What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths by age between India and United States of America?

666 deaths, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States of America?

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 age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

India vs United States of America: Drug use disorder deaths by age

India

1,318 deaths

in 2021

United States of America

1,984 deaths

in 2021

India rank

3rd

United States of America rank

1st

Drug use disorder deaths by age over time

India
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 1,984 deaths against 1,318 deaths in India, a difference of 666 deaths.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.5 times India's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was India ahead.

India ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 1st of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	728.83 deaths	536.25 deaths	192.58 deaths	India
2010s	981.5 deaths	907.55 deaths	73.95 deaths	India
2020s	1,330 deaths	1,786 deaths	456.43 deaths	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder deaths by age, India or United States of America?: United States of America, at 1,984 deaths against 1,318 deaths in India as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths by age between India and United States of America?: 666 deaths, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States of America?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do India and United States of America rank globally for drug use disorder deaths by age?: India ranks 3rd 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 Drug use disorder deaths by age. 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 age
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 among both sexes aged 70+ year olds.