Alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age in United States of America
United States of America: Alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age was 0.1722 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age in United States of America, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 0.1722 deaths per 100,000 people for alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 25.5% on the previous year and up 149.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age in United States of America peaked at 0.1722 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0369 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2014.
That places United States of America 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age in United States of America, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0521 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.0655 deaths per 100,000 people | +25.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0516 deaths per 100,000 people | -21.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0812 deaths per 100,000 people | +57.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0875 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0785 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 0.102 deaths per 100,000 people | +29.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1487 deaths per 100,000 people | +45.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0766 deaths per 100,000 people | -48.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0682 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1052 deaths per 100,000 people | +54.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0691 deaths per 100,000 people | -34.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0755 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0422 deaths per 100,000 people | -44.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0369 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0641 deaths per 100,000 people | +73.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0662 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0787 deaths per 100,000 people | +18.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0594 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.5% |
| 2019 | 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1372 deaths per 100,000 people | +174.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1722 deaths per 100,000 people | +25.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0812 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0516 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1487 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0647 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0369 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1052 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1547 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1372 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1722 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age in United States of America?
- Alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age in United States of America was 0.1722 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 alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1722 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0369 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014.
- How does United States of America rank for alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age?
- United States of America ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 149.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Alcohol and drug use disorders death rate by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from substance use disorders among both sexes aged 5-14 year olds, per 100,000 people.