Amphetamine use disorder death rate in Greece
Greece: Amphetamine use disorder death rate was 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.06 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 20.0%
World rank
44th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.06 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
0.02 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Amphetamine use disorder death rate in Greece, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0.06 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 20.0% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, amphetamine use disorder death rate in Greece peaked at 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places Greece 44th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +50.0% |
| 2002 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -33.3% |
| 2003 | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +50.0% |
| 2004 | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +66.7% |
| 2016 | 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +25.0% |
| 2018 | 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people, 86% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.034 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.043 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.055 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 44 Belarus 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 44 Cook Islands 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 44 Croatia 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 44 Mexico 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 44 Suriname 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 44 Ukraine 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is amphetamine use disorder death rate in Greece?
- Amphetamine use disorder death rate in Greece was 0.06 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest amphetamine use disorder death rate recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Greece rank for amphetamine use disorder death rate?
- Greece ranks 44th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is amphetamine use disorder death rate rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.