Which has higher substance use disorder deaths, Canada or United States of America?

United States of America, at 106,981 deaths against 7,333 deaths in Canada as of 2021.

What is the difference in substance use disorder deaths between Canada and United States of America?

99,648 deaths, 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.

Where does this data come from?

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

Canada vs United States of America: Substance use disorder deaths

Canada

7,333 deaths

in 2021

United States of America

106,981 deaths

in 2021

Canada rank

4th

United States of America rank

1st

Substance use disorder deaths over time

Canada
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 106,981 deaths against 7,333 deaths in Canada, a difference of 99,648 deaths.

That makes United States of America's figure about 14.6 times Canada's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 4th 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	1,080 deaths	24,173 deaths	23,093 deaths	United States of America
2010s	2,801 deaths	49,090 deaths	46,289 deaths	United States of America
2020s	6,831 deaths	99,361 deaths	92,530 deaths	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher substance use disorder deaths, Canada or United States of America?: United States of America, at 106,981 deaths against 7,333 deaths in Canada as of 2021.
What is the difference in substance use disorder deaths between Canada and United States of America?: 99,648 deaths, 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 substance use disorder deaths?: Canada ranks 4th 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 Substance use disorder deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Substance use disorder deaths
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

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