Amphetamine use disorder death rate in Austria
Austria: Amphetamine use disorder death rate was 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.07 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 16.7%
World rank
40th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.07 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2011
All-time low
0.02 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Amphetamine use disorder death rate in Austria, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Austria recorded 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people for amphetamine use disorder death rate in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 16.7% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, amphetamine use disorder death rate in Austria peaked at 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
Austria ranks 40th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Amphetamine use disorder death rate in Austria, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +100.0% |
| 2004 | 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -28.6% |
| 2015 | 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +25.0% |
| 2019 | 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.7% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.2× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.056 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.065 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 37 Belgium 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 37 Costa Rica 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 37 Latvia 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 40 Israel 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 40 Kyrgyzstan 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 40 Serbia 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0217 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is amphetamine use disorder death rate in Austria?
- Amphetamine use disorder death rate in Austria was 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest amphetamine use disorder death rate recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people in 2011.
- What is the lowest amphetamine use disorder death rate recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Austria rank for amphetamine use disorder death rate?
- Austria ranks 40th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is amphetamine use disorder death rate rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Amphetamine use disorder death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from amphetamine use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.