Which has higher opioid use disorder deaths by sex, Canada or United States of America?

United States of America, at 24,856 deaths against 1,428 deaths in Canada as of 2021.

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

23,428 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 Opioid use disorder deaths by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Canada vs United States of America: Opioid use disorder deaths by sex

Canada

1,428 deaths

in 2021

United States of America

24,856 deaths

in 2021

Canada rank

3rd

United States of America rank

1st

Opioid use disorder deaths by sex over time

Canada
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 24,856 deaths against 1,428 deaths in Canada, a difference of 23,428 deaths.

That makes United States of America's figure about 17.4 times Canada's.

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

Canada ranks 3rd 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	261.83 deaths	5,953 deaths	5,692 deaths	United States of America
2010s	640.86 deaths	12,951 deaths	12,310 deaths	United States of America
2020s	1,343 deaths	23,020 deaths	21,677 deaths	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher opioid use disorder deaths by sex, Canada or United States of America?: United States of America, at 24,856 deaths against 1,428 deaths in Canada as of 2021.
What is the difference in opioid use disorder deaths by sex between Canada and United States of America?: 23,428 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 opioid use disorder deaths by sex?: Canada 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 Opioid use disorder deaths by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Opioid 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 opioid use disorders in females.