Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex by country
Countries reporting
194
Highest
2,459
United States
Lowest
0
Samoa
Median
0.45
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
4,268
What the numbers show
Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 2,459 in United States; the lowest is 0 in Samoa.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.45, and the mean is 20.38.
Over the past decade 84 countries rose and 58 fell. The largest increase was in Colombia (up 630.0%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 100.0%).
Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 2,459 | 2021 | up 100.6% | rising |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 0 | 2021 | — | flat |
| 1 | Niue | 0 | 2021 | — | flat |
| 2 | India | 385.38 | 2021 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 3 | Brazil | 232.34 | 2021 | up 205.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Canada | 150.6 | 2021 | up 186.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Pakistan | 64.81 | 2021 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 55.75 | 2021 | up 160.5% | rising |
| 7 | Mexico | 44.7 | 2021 | up 42.0% | flat |
| 8 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 42.79 | 2021 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 9 | South Africa | 40.91 | 2021 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 10 | Russia | 35.72 | 2021 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 11 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 33.89 | 2021 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 12 | Guatemala | 31.44 | 2021 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 13 | China (People’s Republic of) | 27.03 | 2021 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 14 | Iraq | 22.82 | 2021 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 20.95 | 2021 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 16 | Morocco | 18.81 | 2021 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 17 | Vietnam | 13.81 | 2021 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 18 | Sudan | 12.45 | 2021 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 19 | Germany | 11.34 | 2021 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 20 | Haiti | 11.2 | 2021 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 21 | Colombia | 10.95 | 2021 | up 630.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 10.56 | 2021 | up 67.4% | flat |
| 23 | Indonesia | 10.42 | 2021 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 24 | Algeria | 10.38 | 2021 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 25 | Mozambique, Republic of | 10.11 | 2021 | up 99.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Japan | 9.4 | 2021 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 27 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 8.91 | 2021 | up 107.2% | rising |
| 28 | Yemen, Republic of | 8.77 | 2021 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 29 | Ecuador | 6.66 | 2021 | up 408.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Spain | 6.58 | 2021 | up 60.1% | rising |
| 31 | Bolivia | 6.4 | 2021 | down 34.2% | flat |
| 32 | France | 5.69 | 2021 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 33 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 5.08 | 2021 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 34 | Nepal | 4.8 | 2021 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 35 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 4.48 | 2021 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 36 | Sweden | 4.03 | 2021 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 36 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4.03 | 2021 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 38 | Honduras | 3.73 | 2021 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 39 | Uganda | 3.55 | 2021 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 40 | Costa Rica | 3.24 | 2021 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Denmark | 3.14 | 2021 | up 18.5% | falling |
| 42 | Madagascar, Republic of | 3.01 | 2021 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 43 | Netherlands | 2.95 | 2021 | up 158.8% | rising |
| 43 | Somalia | 2.95 | 2021 | up 143.8% | rising |
| 45 | Thailand | 2.93 | 2021 | up 63.7% | flat |
| 46 | Finland | 2.66 | 2021 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 47 | Türkiye | 2.64 | 2021 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 48 | Ukraine | 2.63 | 2021 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 49 | Zimbabwe | 2.59 | 2021 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 50 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 2.55 | 2021 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 51 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 2.51 | 2021 | down 30.1% | rising |
| 52 | Chile | 2.45 | 2021 | up 114.9% | rising |
| 52 | Zambia | 2.45 | 2021 | up 59.1% | flat |
| 54 | Libya | 2.42 | 2021 | down 23.9% | rising |
| 55 | Tunisia | 2.41 | 2021 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 56 | Peru | 2.38 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 57 | Italy | 2.36 | 2021 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Norway | 2.21 | 2021 | up 43.5% | falling |
| 59 | Switzerland | 2.14 | 2021 | up 22.3% | falling |
| 60 | Kenya | 2.06 | 2021 | down 55.7% | rising |
| 61 | Australia | 2.04 | 2021 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 62 | Turkmenistan | 2.03 | 2021 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 63 | Korea | 1.88 | 2021 | up 506.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Angola | 1.81 | 2021 | up 84.7% | rising |
| 65 | Ireland | 1.78 | 2021 | up 111.9% | rising |
| 66 | Philippines | 1.75 | 2021 | up 124.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Argentina | 1.71 | 2021 | down 37.6% | rising |
| 67 | Malawi | 1.71 | 2021 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 69 | Poland | 1.63 | 2021 | up 87.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Rwanda | 1.61 | 2021 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 71 | Sri Lanka | 1.37 | 2021 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 72 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 1.25 | 2021 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 73 | Burundi | 1.24 | 2021 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 74 | Paraguay | 1.22 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Myanmar | 1.17 | 2021 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 76 | Belgium | 1.16 | 2021 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 77 | El Salvador | 1.14 | 2021 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 78 | South Sudan, Republic of | 1.08 | 2021 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 79 | Israel | 1.03 | 2021 | up 281.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.99 | 2021 | up 30.3% | flat |
| 81 | Ghana | 0.9 | 2021 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 82 | Kyrgyz Republic | 0.88 | 2021 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 83 | Austria | 0.83 | 2021 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 84 | Belarus, Republic of | 0.81 | 2021 | down 59.7% | falling |
| 85 | Portugal | 0.8 | 2021 | up 433.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Greece | 0.73 | 2021 | up 30.4% | falling |
| 87 | Eritrea, The State of | 0.68 | 2021 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 88 | Dominican Republic | 0.66 | 2021 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 89 | Botswana | 0.62 | 2021 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 90 | Nicaragua | 0.6 | 2021 | up 122.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 0.54 | 2021 | down 26.0% | rising |
| 92 | Cuba | 0.52 | 2021 | down 51.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Cambodia | 0.5 | 2021 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 94 | Iceland | 0.48 | 2021 | up 152.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 0.47 | 2021 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 96 | Uruguay | 0.46 | 2021 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 97 | Georgia | 0.45 | 2021 | up 246.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Namibia | 0.45 | 2021 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 99 | Malaysia | 0.43 | 2021 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 99 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 0.43 | 2021 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 101 | Jamaica | 0.42 | 2021 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 102 | Serbia | 0.4 | 2021 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Mongolia | 0.39 | 2021 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 104 | Estonia | 0.38 | 2021 | up 65.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Czechia | 0.33 | 2021 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Suriname | 0.32 | 2021 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 107 | Lithuania | 0.3 | 2021 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Djibouti | 0.29 | 2021 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 109 | Lebanon | 0.27 | 2021 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 109 | Luxembourg | 0.27 | 2021 | up 350.0% | rising |
| 111 | Romania | 0.26 | 2021 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Slovenia | 0.24 | 2021 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Latvia | 0.21 | 2021 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 113 | New Zealand | 0.21 | 2021 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 115 | Jordan | 0.2 | 2021 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 116 | Congo, Republic of | 0.18 | 2021 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 116 | Croatia | 0.18 | 2021 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 116 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.18 | 2021 | up 12.5% | flat |
| 119 | Central African Republic | 0.17 | 2021 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 120 | Mauritius | 0.16 | 2021 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Papua New Guinea | 0.16 | 2021 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 122 | Slovak Republic | 0.15 | 2021 | up 87.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 0.14 | 2021 | down 30.0% | flat |
| 123 | Bhutan | 0.14 | 2021 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 125 | Armenia, Republic of | 0.12 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Hungary | 0.12 | 2021 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Albania | 0.11 | 2021 | down 78.8% | falling |
| 127 | Bahamas, The | 0.11 | 2021 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 127 | Belize | 0.11 | 2021 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 130 | United Arab Emirates | 0.1 | 2021 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 130 | Dominica | 0.1 | 2021 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 132 | Comoros, Union of the | 0.09 | 2021 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 133 | Saudi Arabia | 0.07 | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 133 | Singapore | 0.07 | 2021 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 135 | Barbados | 0.06 | 2021 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 135 | Kiribati | 0.06 | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 135 | Oman | 0.06 | 2021 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 138 | Cyprus | 0.05 | 2021 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 138 | St. Lucia | 0.05 | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 138 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.05 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Gabon | 0.04 | 2021 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 141 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 0.04 | 2021 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 143 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0.03 | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 143 | Kuwait | 0.03 | 2021 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 143 | North Macedonia | 0.03 | 2021 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Malta | 0.03 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Qatar | 0.03 | 2021 | down 25.0% | flat |
| 148 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 0.02 | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 148 | Nigeria | 0.02 | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 148 | Solomon Islands | 0.02 | 2021 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 148 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 0.02 | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 152 | Burkina Faso | 0.01 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.01 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 152 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.01 | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 152 | Cameroon | 0.01 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Fiji, Republic of | 0.01 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Seychelles | 0.01 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 158 | Andorra, Principality of | 0 | 2021 | — | flat |
| 158 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 2021 | — | flat |
| 158 | Benin | 0 | 2021 | — | flat |
| 158 | Bulgaria | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Cabo Verde | 0 | 2021 | — | flat |
| 158 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0 | 2021 | — | flat |
| 158 | Guinea | 0 | 2021 | — | flat |
| 158 | Gambia, The | 0 | 2021 | — | flat |
| 158 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 2021 | — | flat |
| 158 | Grenada | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Guyana | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Liberia | 0 | 2021 | — | flat |
| 158 | Monaco | 0 | 2021 | — | flat |
| 158 | Maldives | 0 | 2021 | — | flat |
| 158 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 0 | 2021 | — | flat |
| 158 | Mali | 0 | 2021 | — | flat |
| 158 | Montenegro | 0 | 2021 | — | flat |
| 158 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 0 | 2021 | — | flat |
| 158 | Niger | 0 | 2021 | — | flat |
| 158 | Naoero, Republic of | 0 | 2021 | — | flat |
| 158 | Panama | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Palau, Republic of | 0 | 2021 | — | flat |
| 158 | Senegal | 0 | 2021 | — | flat |
| 158 | Sierra Leone | 0 | 2021 | — | flat |
| 158 | San Marino, Republic of | 0 | 2021 | — | flat |
| 158 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 0 | 2021 | — | flat |
| 158 | Chad | 0 | 2021 | — | flat |
| 158 | Togo | 0 | 2021 | — | flat |
| 158 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 0 | 2021 | — | flat |
| 158 | Tonga | 0 | 2021 | — | flat |
| 158 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2021 | — | flat |
| 158 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2021 | — | flat |
| 158 | Vanuatu | 0 | 2021 | — | flat |
| 158 | Samoa | 0 | 2021 | — | flat |