Death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe by country
Countries reporting
193
Highest
23.2
Belarus
Lowest
0
Saudi Arabia
Median
1.05
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
4,268
What the numbers show
Death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe is currently reported for 193 countries. The highest value is 23.2 in Belarus; the lowest is 0 in Saudi Arabia.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.05, and the mean is 2.52.
Over the past decade 105 countries rose and 76 fell. The largest increase was in Peru (up 292.3%), and the largest decrease in North Macedonia (down 100.0%).
Death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarus | 23.2 | 2021 | down 23.5% | flat |
| 2 | Slovenia | 21.43 | 2021 | up 140.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Mongolia | 21.25 | 2021 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 4 | Latvia | 18.32 | 2021 | up 29.8% | falling |
| 5 | Estonia | 17.73 | 2021 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 6 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 14.58 | 2021 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 14.42 | 2021 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 8 | Russia | 13.92 | 2021 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 9 | El Salvador | 13.39 | 2021 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 10 | Ukraine | 11.04 | 2021 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 11 | Denmark | 9.9 | 2021 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 12 | Croatia | 8.68 | 2021 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 13 | Myanmar | 8.66 | 2021 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 14 | Finland | 8.56 | 2021 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 15 | Austria | 7.78 | 2021 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 16 | Germany | 6.94 | 2021 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 16 | Guatemala | 6.94 | 2021 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 18 | Lithuania | 6.87 | 2021 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 19 | Moldova | 6.83 | 2021 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 20 | Hungary | 6.36 | 2021 | up 39.5% | flat |
| 21 | Mauritius | 6.16 | 2021 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 22 | United States | 6 | 2021 | up 105.5% | rising |
| 23 | Bahamas | 5.59 | 2021 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 24 | France | 5.4 | 2021 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 25 | Czechia | 5.16 | 2021 | up 60.2% | rising |
| 26 | Cuba | 5.05 | 2021 | up 74.1% | rising |
| 27 | Slovakia | 4.87 | 2021 | up 44.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Dominica | 4.64 | 2021 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 29 | Brazil | 4.26 | 2021 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 30 | Belgium | 4.25 | 2021 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 31 | Luxembourg | 4.24 | 2021 | up 42.8% | falling |
| 32 | Saint Lucia | 4.1 | 2021 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 33 | Serbia | 4.08 | 2021 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 34 | Canada | 3.95 | 2021 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 35 | Sweden | 3.92 | 2021 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 36 | Paraguay | 3.89 | 2021 | up 99.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Kazakhstan | 3.8 | 2021 | down 64.1% | falling |
| 38 | Uruguay | 3.63 | 2021 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 39 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.48 | 2021 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 39 | Iceland | 3.48 | 2021 | up 67.3% | rising |
| 41 | Netherlands | 3.43 | 2021 | up 143.3% | rising |
| 42 | Norway | 3.36 | 2021 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 43 | Haiti | 3.29 | 2021 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 44 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.19 | 2021 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 45 | Thailand | 2.91 | 2021 | up 102.1% | rising |
| 46 | Honduras | 2.89 | 2021 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 47 | Switzerland | 2.77 | 2021 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 48 | Costa Rica | 2.75 | 2021 | up 261.8% | volatile |
| 49 | United Kingdom | 2.66 | 2021 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 50 | Bolivia | 2.61 | 2021 | up 10.6% | falling |
| 51 | Grenada | 2.28 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 51 | South Korea | 2.28 | 2021 | up 31.8% | falling |
| 53 | Romania | 2.18 | 2021 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 54 | Belize | 2.16 | 2021 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 55 | Eritrea | 2.13 | 2021 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 56 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.05 | 2021 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 57 | Turkmenistan | 2.02 | 2021 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 58 | Mexico | 1.99 | 2021 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 59 | Lesotho | 1.96 | 2021 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 60 | Cook Islands | 1.94 | 2021 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 61 | Djibouti | 1.91 | 2021 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 62 | Australia | 1.86 | 2021 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 63 | Chile | 1.8 | 2021 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 64 | Rwanda | 1.73 | 2021 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 65 | Mozambique | 1.7 | 2021 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 66 | Ireland | 1.69 | 2021 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 67 | Suriname | 1.68 | 2021 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 68 | Barbados | 1.6 | 2021 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 69 | Tajikistan | 1.53 | 2021 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 70 | India | 1.48 | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 70 | Nicaragua | 1.48 | 2021 | down 72.1% | falling |
| 72 | Eswatini | 1.45 | 2021 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 73 | South Africa | 1.4 | 2021 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 74 | Burkina Faso | 1.33 | 2021 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 75 | China | 1.29 | 2021 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 76 | Comoros | 1.28 | 2021 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 77 | Somalia | 1.27 | 2021 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 78 | Togo | 1.25 | 2021 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 79 | Azerbaijan | 1.24 | 2021 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 80 | South Sudan | 1.23 | 2021 | up 64.0% | rising |
| 81 | Marshall Islands | 1.21 | 2021 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 82 | Portugal | 1.19 | 2021 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 83 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.18 | 2021 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Tuvalu | 1.16 | 2021 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 85 | Burundi | 1.15 | 2021 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 86 | Malawi | 1.14 | 2021 | up 22.6% | falling |
| 87 | Nauru | 1.12 | 2021 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 88 | Micronesia (country) | 1.11 | 2021 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 88 | Montenegro | 1.11 | 2021 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 88 | New Zealand | 1.11 | 2021 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 91 | Solomon Islands | 1.09 | 2021 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 92 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.08 | 2021 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 92 | Cameroon | 1.08 | 2021 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 94 | Angola | 1.07 | 2021 | up 28.9% | falling |
| 95 | Benin | 1.05 | 2021 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 95 | Bulgaria | 1.05 | 2021 | up 72.1% | falling |
| 95 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.05 | 2021 | up 18.0% | flat |
| 98 | North Korea | 1.03 | 2021 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 98 | Niue | 1.03 | 2021 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 100 | Cape Verde | 1.02 | 2021 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 100 | Sierra Leone | 1.02 | 2021 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 102 | Gabon | 1 | 2021 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 102 | Philippines | 1 | 2021 | up 185.7% | falling |
| 102 | Palau | 1 | 2021 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 105 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.99 | 2021 | up 11.2% | flat |
| 105 | Ghana | 0.99 | 2021 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 107 | Tanzania | 0.98 | 2021 | up 27.3% | falling |
| 108 | Central African Republic | 0.97 | 2021 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 108 | Georgia | 0.97 | 2021 | up 110.9% | rising |
| 108 | Madagascar | 0.97 | 2021 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 111 | Zambia | 0.96 | 2021 | up 39.1% | flat |
| 112 | Vietnam | 0.95 | 2021 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 113 | Congo | 0.94 | 2021 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 114 | Dominican Republic | 0.92 | 2021 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 115 | Uganda | 0.9 | 2021 | up 13.9% | falling |
| 116 | Sri Lanka | 0.89 | 2021 | down 11.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.87 | 2021 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 117 | Cambodia | 0.87 | 2021 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 119 | Namibia | 0.86 | 2021 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 120 | Ethiopia | 0.84 | 2021 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 121 | Nigeria | 0.81 | 2021 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 121 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.81 | 2021 | down 77.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Ecuador | 0.8 | 2021 | down 69.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Gambia | 0.79 | 2021 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 124 | Samoa | 0.79 | 2021 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 126 | Liberia | 0.78 | 2021 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 127 | Greece | 0.76 | 2021 | up 137.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Chad | 0.76 | 2021 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 127 | Vanuatu | 0.76 | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 130 | Botswana | 0.75 | 2021 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 131 | Niger | 0.74 | 2021 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 131 | Tonga | 0.74 | 2021 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 133 | Kenya | 0.73 | 2021 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 134 | Cyprus | 0.72 | 2021 | up 105.7% | rising |
| 134 | Guinea | 0.72 | 2021 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 136 | Malta | 0.7 | 2021 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 137 | Spain | 0.69 | 2021 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 137 | Mali | 0.69 | 2021 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 139 | Senegal | 0.66 | 2021 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 140 | Argentina | 0.64 | 2021 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 141 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.62 | 2021 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 142 | Guyana | 0.61 | 2021 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 143 | Italy | 0.59 | 2021 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 144 | Laos | 0.57 | 2021 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 144 | Papua New Guinea | 0.57 | 2021 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 144 | Uzbekistan | 0.57 | 2021 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Malaysia | 0.55 | 2021 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 148 | Japan | 0.52 | 2021 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 149 | Peru | 0.51 | 2021 | up 292.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Venezuela | 0.51 | 2021 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 151 | Israel | 0.48 | 2021 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 152 | Kiribati | 0.45 | 2021 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 152 | Mauritania | 0.45 | 2021 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 154 | Jamaica | 0.42 | 2021 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 155 | Monaco | 0.41 | 2021 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 156 | Bhutan | 0.39 | 2021 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 156 | Seychelles | 0.39 | 2021 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 158 | Pakistan | 0.38 | 2021 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 159 | East Timor | 0.36 | 2021 | down 12.2% | flat |
| 160 | Nepal | 0.34 | 2021 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 161 | Andorra | 0.3 | 2021 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 161 | Panama | 0.3 | 2021 | down 63.0% | flat |
| 163 | Albania | 0.29 | 2021 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 164 | Zimbabwe | 0.28 | 2021 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 165 | San Marino | 0.27 | 2021 | down 41.3% | rising |
| 166 | Colombia | 0.19 | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 166 | Turkey | 0.19 | 2021 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 168 | Libya | 0.18 | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 169 | Afghanistan | 0.17 | 2021 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 169 | Brunei | 0.17 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 171 | Iran | 0.14 | 2021 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 172 | Oman | 0.13 | 2021 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 172 | Syria | 0.13 | 2021 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 174 | United Arab Emirates | 0.12 | 2021 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 174 | Bahrain | 0.12 | 2021 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 176 | Yemen | 0.11 | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 177 | Morocco | 0.1 | 2021 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 178 | Algeria | 0.09 | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 178 | Fiji | 0.09 | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 178 | Qatar | 0.09 | 2021 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 178 | Sudan | 0.09 | 2021 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 182 | Kuwait | 0.07 | 2021 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Maldives | 0.07 | 2021 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 182 | Singapore | 0.07 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Tunisia | 0.07 | 2021 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 186 | Indonesia | 0.06 | 2021 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 186 | Lebanon | 0.06 | 2021 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 188 | Armenia | 0.03 | 2021 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 189 | Jordan | 0.02 | 2021 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 190 | Bangladesh | 0.01 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 190 | Egypt | 0.01 | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 192 | North Macedonia | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |