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Alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age by country

Estimated number of deaths from substance use disorders among both sexes aged 5-14 year olds, per 100,000 people.

Countries reporting
54
Highest
0.1722 deaths per 100,000 people
United States
Lowest
0 deaths per 100,000 people
Republic of Korea
Median
0 deaths per 100,000 people
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
4,268

What the numbers show

Alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age is currently reported for 54 countries. The highest value is 0.1722 deaths per 100,000 people in United States; the lowest is 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Republic of Korea.

The median across all reporting countries is 0 deaths per 100,000 people, and the mean is 0.0105 deaths per 100,000 people.

Over the past decade 3 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in United States (up 149.2%), and the largest decrease in Kazakhstan (down 100.0%).

Alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United States 0.1722 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 149.2% rising
2 Canada 0.1104 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 33.2% volatile
3 Poland 0.0519 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 10.7% volatile
4 Costa Rica 0.0421 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
5 Portugal 0.0321 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
6 Ecuador 0.0312 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 16.6% volatile
7 Romania 0.0286 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0256 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 8.1% volatile
9 Philippines 0.0173 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 0.9% rising
10 Germany 0.0145 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
11 Mexico 0.0141 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 61.3% volatile
12 Colombia 0.0121 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
13 Peru 0.0073 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
14 Brazil 0.0071 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 64.4% rising
15 Norway 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
15 Netherlands 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
15 New Zealand 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
15 Nicaragua 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
15 North Macedonia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
15 Republic of Moldova 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
15 Latvia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
15 Paraguay 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
15 Panama 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
15 Kazakhstan 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 100.0% volatile
15 Serbia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
15 Slovakia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 100.0% volatile
15 Slovenia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
15 Sweden 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
15 Turkmenistan 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 100.0% volatile
15 Uruguay 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 100.0% volatile
15 Uzbekistan 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 100.0% volatile
15 Estonia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
15 Australia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 100.0% volatile
15 Austria 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
15 Belgium 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
15 Bulgaria 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
15 Belarus 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
15 Switzerland 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
15 Chile 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
15 Cuba 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
15 Czechia 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 100.0% volatile
15 Denmark 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
15 Spain 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 100.0% volatile
15 Lithuania 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
15 France 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
15 Greece 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 100.0% volatile
15 Guyana 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
15 Hungary 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
15 Israel 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
15 Italy 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
15 Japan 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
15 Argentina 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile
15 Kyrgyzstan 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 100.0% volatile
15 Republic of Korea 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — volatile

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Indicator
Alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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Estimated number of deaths from substance use disorders among both sexes aged 5-14 year olds, per 100,000 people.