Amphetamine use disorder death rate in Denmark
Denmark: Amphetamine use disorder death rate was 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.28 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.29 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
All-time low
0.11 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2002
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Amphetamine use disorder death rate in Denmark, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, amphetamine use disorder death rate in Denmark stood at 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, amphetamine use disorder death rate in Denmark peaked at 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2002.
Denmark ranks 10th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Amphetamine use disorder death rate in Denmark, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.7% |
| 2002 | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -21.4% |
| 2003 | 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +18.2% |
| 2004 | 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +50.0% |
| 2006 | 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.0% |
| 2008 | 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people | +35.3% |
| 2009 | 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people | +21.7% |
| 2010 | 0.24 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 0.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 0.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +38.1% |
| 2017 | 0.24 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.2% |
| 2018 | 0.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people, 4.7× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people, 4.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.174 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.245 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
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Frequently asked questions
- What is amphetamine use disorder death rate in Denmark?
- Amphetamine use disorder death rate in Denmark was 0.28 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016.
- What is the lowest amphetamine use disorder death rate recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002.
- How does Denmark rank for amphetamine use disorder death rate?
- Denmark ranks 10th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is amphetamine use disorder death rate rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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.