Death rates substance disorders who in United States

United States: Death rates substance disorders who was 37.39 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
37.39
Change on year
up 14.9%
World rank
1st
of 192 countries
All-time high
37.39
in 2021
All-time low
7.5
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Death rates substance disorders who in United States, 2000–2021

102030402000201020212000: 7.52001: 82002: 9.32003: 102004: 10.52005: 11.52006: 12.82007: 12.62008: 12.82009: 132010: 13.32011: 14.32012: 14.42013: 15.32014: 16.32015: 18.22016: 21.82017: 23.82018: 232019: 24.22020: 32.62021: 37.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

United States recorded 37.39 for death rates substance disorders who in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.9% on the previous year and up 160.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rates substance disorders who in United States peaked at 37.39 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.5, in 2000.

United States ranks 1st of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Death rates substance disorders who in United States, year by year

Annual values for Death rates substance disorders who in United States, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 7.5
2001 8.04 +7.2%
2002 9.26 +15.1%
2003 10 +8.0%
2004 10.52 +5.2%
2005 11.48 +9.1%
2006 12.81 +11.6%
2007 12.6 -1.6%
2008 12.84 +1.9%
2009 12.95 +0.9%
2010 13.33 +2.9%
2011 14.34 +7.6%
2012 14.42 +0.6%
2013 15.29 +6.0%
2014 16.31 +6.7%
2015 18.23 +11.8%
2016 21.81 +19.6%
2017 23.8 +9.1%
2018 23.02 -3.3%
2019 24.24 +5.3%
2020 32.55 +34.3%
2021 37.39 +14.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.8 7.5 12.95 10
2010s 18.48 13.33 24.24 10
2020s 34.97 32.55 37.39 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rates substance disorders who in United States?
Death rates substance disorders who in United States was 37.39 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rates substance disorders who recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 37.39 in 2021.
What is the lowest death rates substance disorders who recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 7.5 in 2000.
How does United States rank for death rates substance disorders who?
United States ranks 1st out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rates substance disorders who rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is up 160.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rates substance disorders who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Death rates substance disorders who
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Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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