Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who by country
Countries reporting
189
Highest
35,781
United States
Lowest
0
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Median
30.88
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
4,268
What the numbers show
Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who is currently reported for 189 countries. The highest value is 35,781 in United States; the lowest is 0 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The median across all reporting countries is 30.88, and the mean is 382.82.
Over the past decade 134 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in Peru (up 554.3%), and the largest decrease in Panama (down 100.0%).
Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 35,781 | 2021 | up 136.0% | rising |
| 2 | Russia | 5,665 | 2021 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 3 | India | 4,092 | 2021 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 4 | China | 3,541 | 2021 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 5 | Canada | 2,114 | 2021 | up 175.6% | volatile |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 2,006 | 2021 | up 116.1% | rising |
| 7 | Germany | 1,632 | 2021 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 8 | France | 1,248 | 2021 | down 23.2% | rising |
| 9 | Brazil | 1,211 | 2021 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 10 | Ukraine | 955.06 | 2021 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 11 | South Africa | 927.98 | 2021 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 12 | Poland | 774.59 | 2021 | up 92.1% | rising |
| 13 | Belarus | 759.67 | 2021 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 14 | Iran | 563.76 | 2021 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 15 | Australia | 509.59 | 2021 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 16 | Pakistan | 438.57 | 2021 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 431.62 | 2021 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 18 | Vietnam | 376.79 | 2021 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 19 | Tanzania | 295.94 | 2021 | up 98.5% | rising |
| 20 | Spain | 292.92 | 2021 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 21 | Kazakhstan | 234.76 | 2021 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 22 | Mozambique | 231.17 | 2021 | up 81.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Afghanistan | 230.59 | 2021 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 24 | Thailand | 223.78 | 2021 | up 76.0% | rising |
| 25 | Sweden | 217.02 | 2021 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 26 | Austria | 210.4 | 2021 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 27 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 210.24 | 2021 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 28 | Denmark | 203.79 | 2021 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 29 | Italy | 202.44 | 2021 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 30 | Japan | 195.2 | 2021 | down 31.4% | rising |
| 31 | Mexico | 194.04 | 2021 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 32 | Guatemala | 192.14 | 2021 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 33 | Netherlands | 190.81 | 2021 | up 110.8% | rising |
| 34 | Bangladesh | 186.57 | 2021 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 35 | Indonesia | 183.59 | 2021 | up 61.0% | rising |
| 36 | Kenya | 178.54 | 2021 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 37 | Finland | 176.09 | 2021 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 38 | Uganda | 163.99 | 2021 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 39 | Belgium | 161.01 | 2021 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 40 | South Korea | 151.82 | 2021 | up 95.4% | rising |
| 41 | Nigeria | 147.77 | 2021 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 42 | Czechia | 142.83 | 2021 | up 76.5% | rising |
| 43 | Norway | 142.29 | 2021 | up 44.7% | flat |
| 44 | Morocco | 139.56 | 2021 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 45 | Sudan | 136.89 | 2021 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 46 | Madagascar | 129.12 | 2021 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 47 | Mongolia | 119.92 | 2021 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 48 | Algeria | 117.08 | 2021 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 49 | Rwanda | 111.24 | 2021 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 50 | Ireland | 109.01 | 2021 | up 109.0% | rising |
| 51 | Switzerland | 103.5 | 2021 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 52 | Angola | 101.89 | 2021 | up 123.6% | rising |
| 53 | Uzbekistan | 97.78 | 2021 | down 46.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Somalia | 97.48 | 2021 | up 74.6% | rising |
| 55 | Iraq | 97.34 | 2021 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 56 | Latvia | 95.93 | 2021 | up 47.6% | falling |
| 57 | Romania | 90.06 | 2021 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 58 | Syria | 87.2 | 2021 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 59 | Malawi | 85.67 | 2021 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 60 | Yemen | 84.55 | 2021 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 61 | Hungary | 84.09 | 2021 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 62 | Slovenia | 82.93 | 2021 | up 119.6% | volatile |
| 63 | North Korea | 79.17 | 2021 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 64 | Zambia | 76.07 | 2021 | up 84.7% | rising |
| 65 | Haiti | 72.33 | 2021 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 66 | Philippines | 71.51 | 2021 | up 97.6% | rising |
| 67 | Estonia | 62.44 | 2021 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 68 | Bolivia | 60.98 | 2021 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 69 | Chile | 59.29 | 2021 | up 15.6% | flat |
| 70 | Ghana | 56.88 | 2021 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 71 | Burkina Faso | 56.8 | 2021 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 72 | Turkey | 54.26 | 2021 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 73 | Burundi | 53.68 | 2021 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 74 | Azerbaijan | 52.61 | 2021 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 75 | Lithuania | 52.37 | 2021 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 76 | Greece | 52.23 | 2021 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 77 | South Sudan | 49.94 | 2021 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 78 | Turkmenistan | 48.71 | 2021 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 79 | Tajikistan | 46.06 | 2021 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 80 | Serbia | 45.05 | 2021 | up 110.6% | flat |
| 81 | Croatia | 44.46 | 2021 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 82 | Portugal | 42.84 | 2021 | up 64.1% | rising |
| 83 | Kyrgyzstan | 41.63 | 2021 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 84 | Moldova | 40.72 | 2021 | down 56.6% | falling |
| 85 | Argentina | 39.72 | 2021 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 86 | Cameroon | 39.72 | 2021 | up 88.5% | rising |
| 87 | New Zealand | 39.04 | 2021 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 88 | Sri Lanka | 38.94 | 2021 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 89 | Zimbabwe | 38.85 | 2021 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 90 | Colombia | 36.3 | 2021 | up 285.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Eritrea | 36.07 | 2021 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 92 | Nepal | 35.2 | 2021 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 93 | Libya | 33.74 | 2021 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 94 | Cote d'Ivoire | 33.59 | 2021 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 95 | Slovakia | 30.88 | 2021 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 96 | Tunisia | 29.71 | 2021 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 97 | El Salvador | 29.64 | 2021 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 98 | Venezuela | 29.19 | 2021 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 99 | Peru | 26.5 | 2021 | up 554.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Lesotho | 25.42 | 2021 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 101 | Costa Rica | 25.23 | 2021 | up 133.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Israel | 24.71 | 2021 | up 248.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Ecuador | 24.08 | 2021 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 104 | Paraguay | 24.06 | 2021 | up 61.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Myanmar | 23.72 | 2021 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 106 | Cuba | 23.14 | 2021 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 107 | Honduras | 22.28 | 2021 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 108 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20.69 | 2021 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 109 | Niger | 19.63 | 2021 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 110 | Chad | 19.44 | 2021 | up 53.9% | rising |
| 111 | Benin | 18.54 | 2021 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 112 | Mali | 17.58 | 2021 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 113 | Congo | 16.33 | 2021 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 114 | Georgia | 15.49 | 2021 | up 204.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Malaysia | 15.34 | 2021 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 116 | Bulgaria | 15.05 | 2021 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 117 | Egypt | 15.04 | 2021 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 118 | Luxembourg | 14.93 | 2021 | up 163.3% | rising |
| 119 | Guinea | 14.75 | 2021 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 120 | Sierra Leone | 14.71 | 2021 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 121 | Uruguay | 14.63 | 2021 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 122 | Togo | 13.08 | 2021 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 123 | Botswana | 12.96 | 2021 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 124 | Senegal | 12.17 | 2021 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 125 | Iceland | 11.98 | 2021 | up 54.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Namibia | 11.62 | 2021 | up 67.2% | rising |
| 127 | Central African Republic | 11.55 | 2021 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 128 | Cambodia | 11.33 | 2021 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 129 | Djibouti | 10.22 | 2021 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 130 | Dominican Republic | 10.16 | 2021 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 131 | Lebanon | 8.31 | 2021 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 132 | Mauritius | 8.27 | 2021 | up 98.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Albania | 7.86 | 2021 | down 64.7% | falling |
| 134 | Eswatini | 7.82 | 2021 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 135 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.71 | 2021 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 136 | Armenia | 5.97 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Liberia | 5.71 | 2021 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 138 | Comoros | 4.99 | 2021 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 139 | Bahamas | 4.85 | 2021 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 140 | North Macedonia | 4.23 | 2021 | up 32.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Gabon | 4.22 | 2021 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 142 | Laos | 4.04 | 2021 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 143 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.6 | 2021 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 144 | Cyprus | 3.45 | 2021 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Nicaragua | 3.37 | 2021 | down 81.3% | rising |
| 146 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.27 | 2021 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 147 | Jamaica | 3.26 | 2021 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 148 | Gambia | 3.06 | 2021 | up 87.7% | rising |
| 149 | Jordan | 2.71 | 2021 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 150 | Mauritania | 2.57 | 2021 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 151 | Saint Lucia | 2.52 | 2021 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 152 | Suriname | 2.4 | 2021 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 153 | Saudi Arabia | 2.17 | 2021 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 154 | Montenegro | 1.93 | 2021 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 155 | United Arab Emirates | 1.92 | 2021 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 156 | Malta | 1.49 | 2021 | up 325.7% | volatile |
| 157 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.48 | 2021 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 158 | Oman | 1.32 | 2021 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 159 | Belize | 1.15 | 2021 | up 69.1% | rising |
| 160 | Kiribati | 1 | 2021 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 161 | Singapore | 0.96 | 2021 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Papua New Guinea | 0.95 | 2021 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 163 | Dominica | 0.85 | 2021 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 164 | Bhutan | 0.74 | 2021 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 165 | Barbados | 0.63 | 2021 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 166 | Qatar | 0.58 | 2021 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 167 | Bahrain | 0.52 | 2021 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 167 | Kuwait | 0.52 | 2021 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 169 | East Timor | 0.48 | 2021 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 170 | Guyana | 0.42 | 2021 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 171 | Grenada | 0.41 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.39 | 2021 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 173 | Cape Verde | 0.34 | 2021 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 174 | Brunei | 0.32 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Seychelles | 0.32 | 2021 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 176 | Maldives | 0.23 | 2021 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 177 | Solomon Islands | 0.12 | 2021 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 178 | Fiji | 0.07 | 2021 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 179 | Andorra | 0.06 | 2021 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 180 | Samoa | 0.05 | 2021 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 181 | Vanuatu | 0.04 | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 182 | Micronesia (country) | 0.03 | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 182 | Monaco | 0.03 | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 184 | San Marino | 0.02 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Tonga | 0.02 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 186 | Marshall Islands | 0.01 | 2021 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 186 | Cook Islands | 0.01 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Panama | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |