Opioid use disorder death rate by country
Estimated number of deaths from opioid use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.
Countries reporting
192
Highest
24.73 deaths per 100,000 people
United States
Lowest
0 deaths per 100,000 people
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Median
0.25 deaths per 100,000 people
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
4,268
What the numbers show
Opioid use disorder death rate is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 24.73 deaths per 100,000 people in United States; the lowest is 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people, and the mean is 0.8236 deaths per 100,000 people.
Over the past decade 99 countries rose and 61 fell. The largest increase was in South Korea (up 800.0%), and the largest decrease in Guyana (down 100.0%).
Opioid use disorder death rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 24.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 185.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Canada | 14.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 339.5% | volatile |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 6.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 143.3% | rising |
| 4 | Iceland | 5.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 108.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Norway | 4.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 6 | Finland | 4 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 7 | Estonia | 3.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 60.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Ireland | 3.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 9 | Kiribati | 3.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 10 | Denmark | 2.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 11 | Russia | 2.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 12 | Sweden | 2.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 13 | Lithuania | 2.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 66.0% | rising |
| 14 | Greece | 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 26.1% | falling |
| 15 | Slovenia | 2.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 145.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Switzerland | 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 17 | France | 2.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 18 | Libya | 1.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 19 | Australia | 1.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 19 | Iran | 1.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 21 | Belarus | 1.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 42.8% | falling |
| 22 | Austria | 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 22 | Mauritius | 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 295.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Luxembourg | 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 160.3% | falling |
| 25 | Latvia | 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 205.8% | flat |
| 26 | Spain | 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 53.0% | flat |
| 27 | Croatia | 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 28 | Netherlands | 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 145.0% | rising |
| 29 | Ukraine | 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 30 | Germany | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 22.8% | flat |
| 31 | South Africa | 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 32 | Kazakhstan | 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 33 | Cyprus | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 18.4% | falling |
| 34 | Belgium | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 35 | Djibouti | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 72.1% | rising |
| 36 | Afghanistan | 0.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 37 | Serbia | 0.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 151.4% | rising |
| 38 | Algeria | 0.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 39 | Morocco | 0.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 40 | Vietnam | 0.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 41 | Eritrea | 0.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 41 | Malta | 0.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 336.8% | falling |
| 41 | Rwanda | 0.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 44 | Comoros | 0.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 45 | Yemen | 0.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 46 | North Macedonia | 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 132.4% | rising |
| 47 | Turkmenistan | 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 48 | Czechia | 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 49 | Italy | 0.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 51.1% | falling |
| 49 | Sudan | 0.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 51 | Zambia | 0.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 52 | Tanzania | 0.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 53 | Kuwait | 0.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 175.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Tunisia | 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 55 | Lesotho | 0.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 56 | Burundi | 0.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 57 | Malawi | 0.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 58 | Israel | 0.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 195.0% | volatile |
| 58 | New Zealand | 0.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 11.9% | flat |
| 58 | Syria | 0.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 61 | Mongolia | 0.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 61 | Eswatini | 0.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 63 | Georgia | 0.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 466.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Somalia | 0.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 27.5% | falling |
| 65 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 61.8% | falling |
| 66 | Poland | 0.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 276.9% | rising |
| 67 | Singapore | 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Moldova | 0.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 360.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Madagascar | 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 70 | Albania | 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 70 | India | 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 70 | Iraq | 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 70 | Portugal | 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 74 | Uruguay | 0.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 79.2% | rising |
| 75 | Chile | 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 147.1% | rising |
| 75 | Sri Lanka | 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 75 | Uganda | 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 78 | Zimbabwe | 0.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 79 | China | 0.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 80 | South Sudan | 0.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 80 | Seychelles | 0.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 82 | United Arab Emirates | 0.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 82 | Pakistan | 0.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 82 | North Korea | 0.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 85 | Mozambique | 0.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 86 | Bhutan | 0.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 86 | Botswana | 0.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 88 | Gabon | 0.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 88 | Namibia | 0.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 90 | Bangladesh | 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 91 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 92 | Angola | 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 92 | Hungary | 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 92.9% | rising |
| 94 | Congo | 0.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 94 | Nepal | 0.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 96 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 96 | Turkey | 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 96 | Uzbekistan | 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 99 | Bulgaria | 0.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 99 | Guatemala | 0.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 99 | Slovakia | 0.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 71.4% | falling |
| 102 | Bahrain | 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 102 | Lebanon | 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 104 | Armenia | 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 280.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Honduras | 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 104 | Oman | 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 38.7% | rising |
| 104 | Thailand | 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 111.1% | rising |
| 108 | Azerbaijan | 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 108 | Central African Republic | 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 110 | Maldives | 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 110 | Qatar | 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 110 | Romania | 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 113 | Ethiopia | 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 113 | Japan | 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 33.3% | flat |
| 115 | Kenya | 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 116 | Brunei | 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Costa Rica | 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 116 | Malaysia | 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 119 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 119 | Cambodia | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 119 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 119 | Cook Islands | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 123 | Dominica | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 57.1% | falling |
| 123 | Micronesia (country) | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 123 | Monaco | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 123 | Mexico | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 123 | Montenegro | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 123 | Philippines | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 175.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Tajikistan | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 130 | Bolivia | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 130 | Indonesia | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 130 | Marshall Islands | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 130 | Solomon Islands | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 11.1% | flat |
| 134 | Haiti | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 134 | South Korea | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Laos | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 134 | El Salvador | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 134 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 134 | Tuvalu | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 134 | Samoa | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 141 | Bahamas | 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 141 | Myanmar | 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 141 | Nauru | 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 141 | Tonga | 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 141 | Vanuatu | 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 146 | Cape Verde | 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 146 | Ecuador | 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Saudi Arabia | 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 146 | East Timor | 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 150 | Andorra | 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 150 | Colombia | 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Grenada | 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Papua New Guinea | 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 150 | San Marino | 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 150 | Suriname | 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 156 | Egypt | 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 156 | Fiji | 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Argentina | 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 158 | Brazil | 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Jordan | 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 158 | Panama | 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Benin | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 162 | Barbados | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 162 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 162 | Cameroon | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 162 | Jamaica | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 162 | Nigeria | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 162 | Senegal | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 162 | Sierra Leone | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 162 | Togo | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 162 | Venezuela | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 172 | Burkina Faso | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 172 | Belize | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 172 | Guinea | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 172 | Gambia | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 172 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 172 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 172 | Liberia | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 172 | Saint Lucia | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 172 | Mali | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 172 | Mauritania | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 172 | Niger | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 172 | Paraguay | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Chad | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 185 | Cuba | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 185 | Dominican Republic | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 185 | Ghana | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 185 | Nicaragua | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Peru | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 190 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 190 | Guyana | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
About this data
Estimated number of deaths from opioid use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.