Amphetamine use disorder death rate in India
India: Amphetamine use disorder death rate was 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.02 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
78th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.02 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
All-time low
0.01 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Amphetamine use disorder death rate in India, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
India recorded 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people for amphetamine use disorder death rate in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, amphetamine use disorder death rate in India peaked at 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places India 78th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Amphetamine use disorder death rate in India, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.015 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.014 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near India
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- 78 Equatorial Guinea 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 78 Eswatini 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 78 Gabon 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- 78 Hungary 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- 78 Maldives 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 78 Marshall Islands 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 78 Oman 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- 78 Philippines 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 78 Qatar 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- 78 Turkey 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 78 Uzbekistan 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0372 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5922 % 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 India?
- Amphetamine use disorder death rate in India was 0.02 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016.
- What is the lowest amphetamine use disorder death rate recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does India rank for amphetamine use disorder death rate?
- India ranks 78th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is amphetamine use disorder death rate rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.