Austria vs Switzerland: Deaths opioid overdoses by sex

Austria
48.12
in 2021
Switzerland
44.93
in 2021
Austria rank
33rd
Switzerland rank
34th

Deaths opioid overdoses by sex over time

  • Austria
  • Switzerland
203040506070200020102021

How they compare

Austria currently reports 48.12 against 44.93 in Switzerland, a difference of 3.19.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Switzerland ahead.

Austria ranks 33rd and Switzerland ranks 34th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Switzerland Difference Ahead
2000s 38.35 52.67 14.32 Switzerland
2010s 37.26 46.13 8.87 Switzerland
2020s 49.16 50.41 1.25 Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths opioid overdoses by sex, Austria or Switzerland?
Austria, at 48.12 against 44.93 in Switzerland as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths opioid overdoses by sex between Austria and Switzerland?
3.19, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for deaths opioid overdoses by sex?
Austria ranks 33rd and Switzerland ranks 34th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Deaths opioid overdoses by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Austria vs Switzerland: Deaths opioid overdoses by sex. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 11 November 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/deaths-opioid-overdoses-by-sex/austria/switzerland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/deaths-opioid-overdoses-by-sex/austria/switzerland/">Austria vs Switzerland: Deaths opioid overdoses by sex</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Deaths opioid overdoses by sex
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed