Deaths drug overdoses who in Russian Federation

Russian Federation: Deaths drug overdoses who was 4,081 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
4,081
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
6th
of 192 countries
All-time high
9,976
in 2006
All-time low
3,961
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths drug overdoses who in Russian Federation, 2000–2021

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k2000201020212000: 7.0k2001: 6.9k2002: 6.9k2003: 7.7k2004: 8.5k2005: 9.9k2006: 10.0k2007: 9.5k2008: 8.9k2009: 7.6k2010: 7.2k2011: 6.6k2012: 6.4k2013: 6.3k2014: 6.4k2015: 5.8k2016: 5.6k2017: 5.1k2018: 4.9k2019: 4.7k2020: 4.0k2021: 4.1k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Russian Federation recorded 4,081 for deaths drug overdoses who in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 37.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths drug overdoses who in Russian Federation peaked at 9,976 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3,961, in 2020.

Russian Federation ranks 6th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Deaths drug overdoses who in Russian Federation, year by year

Annual values for Deaths drug overdoses who in Russian Federation, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 6,997
2001 6,861 -1.9%
2002 6,945 +1.2%
2003 7,684 +10.6%
2004 8,522 +10.9%
2005 9,908 +16.3%
2006 9,976 +0.7%
2007 9,471 -5.1%
2008 8,937 -5.6%
2009 7,602 -14.9%
2010 7,187 -5.5%
2011 6,560 -8.7%
2012 6,350 -3.2%
2013 6,286 -1.0%
2014 6,379 +1.5%
2015 5,750 -9.9%
2016 5,605 -2.5%
2017 5,098 -9.0%
2018 4,895 -4.0%
2019 4,688 -4.2%
2020 3,961 -15.5%
2021 4,081 +3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8,290 6,861 9,976 10
2010s 5,880 4,688 7,187 10
2020s 4,021 3,961 4,081 2

Countries ranked near Russian Federation

  1. 3 Canada 5,602 compare
  2. 4 China 5,568 compare
  3. 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4,125 compare
  4. 7 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1,640 compare
  5. 8 France 1,331 compare
  6. 9 Germany 1,164 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths drug overdoses who in Russian Federation?
Deaths drug overdoses who in Russian Federation was 4,081 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths drug overdoses who recorded in Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was 9,976 in 2006.
What is the lowest deaths drug overdoses who recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was 3,961 in 2020.
How does Russian Federation rank for deaths drug overdoses who?
Russian Federation ranks 6th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths drug overdoses who rising or falling in Russian Federation?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths drug overdoses who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Deaths drug overdoses who
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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