Drug use disorder death rate in Czechia
Czechia: Drug use disorder death rate was 0.89 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Drug use disorder death rate in Czechia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, drug use disorder death rate in Czechia stood at 0.89 deaths per 100,000 people.
That represents a change of up 30.9% on the previous year and up 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder death rate in Czechia peaked at 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.35 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2002.
That places Czechia 54th 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.
Drug use disorder death rate in Czechia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.51 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.71 deaths per 100,000 people | +39.2% |
| 2002 | 0.35 deaths per 100,000 people | -50.7% |
| 2003 | 0.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +40.0% |
| 2004 | 0.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.49 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.4% |
| 2007 | 0.41 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.66 deaths per 100,000 people | +53.5% |
| 2010 | 0.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -22.7% |
| 2011 | 0.62 deaths per 100,000 people | +21.6% |
| 2012 | 0.87 deaths per 100,000 people | +40.3% |
| 2013 | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +40.2% |
| 2014 | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.6% |
| 2015 | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +35.9% |
| 2016 | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -22.9% |
| 2017 | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6 deaths per 100,000 people | -51.6% |
| 2019 | 0.55 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.68 deaths per 100,000 people | +23.6% |
| 2021 | 0.89 deaths per 100,000 people | +30.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.496 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.912 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.785 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder death rate in Czechia?
- Drug use disorder death rate in Czechia was 0.89 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 drug use disorder death rate recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder death rate recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.35 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002.
- How does Czechia rank for drug use disorder death rate?
- Czechia ranks 54th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder death rate rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Drug use disorder death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.