Drug use disorder death rate in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Drug use disorder death rate was 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Drug use disorder death rate in North Macedonia, 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 North Macedonia stood at 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 98.1% on the previous year and up 138.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder death rate in North Macedonia peaked at 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2012.
North Macedonia ranks 48th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Drug use disorder death rate in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.38 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.36 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.4% |
| 2003 | 0.35 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.6% |
| 2004 | 0.34 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.7% |
| 2006 | 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people | -44.8% |
| 2007 | 0.53 deaths per 100,000 people | +231.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7 deaths per 100,000 people | +32.1% |
| 2009 | 0.57 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.6% |
| 2010 | 0.57 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -22.8% |
| 2012 | 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -88.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3 deaths per 100,000 people | +500.0% |
| 2014 | 0.41 deaths per 100,000 people | +36.7% |
| 2015 | 0.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 0.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +51.4% |
| 2017 | 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -58.9% |
| 2018 | 0.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +60.9% |
| 2019 | 0.69 deaths per 100,000 people | +86.5% |
| 2020 | 0.53 deaths per 100,000 people | -23.2% |
| 2021 | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +98.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.411 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.399 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder death rate in North Macedonia?
- Drug use disorder death rate in North Macedonia was 1.05 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder death rate recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people in 2012.
- How does North Macedonia rank for drug use disorder death rate?
- North Macedonia ranks 48th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder death rate rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 138.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.