Deaths drug use disorders by sex by country
Countries reporting
181
Highest
30,935
United States
Lowest
0
Panama
Median
8.5
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
4,268
What the numbers show
Deaths drug use disorders by sex is currently reported for 181 countries. The highest value is 30,935 in United States; the lowest is 0 in Panama.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.5, and the mean is 267.67.
Over the past decade 117 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in South Korea (up 842.3%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 100.0%).
Deaths drug use disorders by sex: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 30,935 | 2021 | up 137.0% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 2,898 | 2021 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 3 | China | 2,302 | 2021 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 4 | Canada | 1,781 | 2021 | up 240.3% | volatile |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 1,496 | 2021 | up 172.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Russia | 1,167 | 2021 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 7 | France | 615.62 | 2021 | down 26.8% | rising |
| 8 | South Africa | 614.14 | 2021 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 9 | Iran | 530.72 | 2021 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 10 | Australia | 407.3 | 2021 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 11 | Pakistan | 405.82 | 2021 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 12 | Vietnam | 366.51 | 2021 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 13 | Germany | 359.49 | 2021 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 14 | Brazil | 352.42 | 2021 | up 175.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Spain | 244.75 | 2021 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 16 | Afghanistan | 205.92 | 2021 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 17 | Indonesia | 175.4 | 2021 | up 65.2% | rising |
| 18 | Ukraine | 166.28 | 2021 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 19 | Bangladesh | 163.94 | 2021 | up 55.7% | rising |
| 20 | Italy | 140.54 | 2021 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 21 | Japan | 140.36 | 2021 | down 39.2% | rising |
| 22 | Morocco | 128.62 | 2021 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 23 | Sudan | 125.4 | 2021 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 24 | Sweden | 116.68 | 2021 | up 81.5% | rising |
| 25 | Algeria | 107.12 | 2021 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 26 | Iraq | 97.1 | 2021 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 27 | Norway | 96.67 | 2021 | up 56.1% | flat |
| 28 | Mexico | 96.41 | 2021 | up 45.3% | flat |
| 29 | Kazakhstan | 92.06 | 2021 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 30 | Poland | 84.88 | 2021 | up 211.9% | rising |
| 31 | Ireland | 83.81 | 2021 | up 136.7% | rising |
| 32 | Syria | 78.36 | 2021 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 33 | Yemen | 76.34 | 2021 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 34 | Denmark | 73.11 | 2021 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 35 | Finland | 73.06 | 2021 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 36 | Netherlands | 69.61 | 2021 | up 128.6% | rising |
| 37 | Thailand | 59.41 | 2021 | up 98.2% | rising |
| 38 | North Korea | 56.39 | 2021 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 39 | Switzerland | 55.33 | 2021 | up 28.2% | falling |
| 40 | Austria | 55.02 | 2021 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 41 | Guatemala | 52.88 | 2021 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 42 | Belarus | 47.28 | 2021 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 43 | Belgium | 46.43 | 2021 | down 21.0% | rising |
| 44 | Greece | 46.34 | 2021 | up 25.5% | falling |
| 45 | Turkey | 46.23 | 2021 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 46 | Tanzania | 43.01 | 2021 | up 143.5% | rising |
| 47 | Ethiopia | 42.45 | 2021 | up 78.7% | rising |
| 48 | Uzbekistan | 41.3 | 2021 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 49 | Mozambique | 34.63 | 2021 | up 129.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Czechia | 34.29 | 2021 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Nepal | 31.57 | 2021 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 52 | Libya | 31.26 | 2021 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 53 | South Korea | 31.19 | 2021 | up 842.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Zimbabwe | 28.77 | 2021 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 55 | Philippines | 28.2 | 2021 | up 44.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Chile | 27.73 | 2021 | up 105.4% | rising |
| 57 | Tunisia | 27.16 | 2021 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 58 | Sri Lanka | 26.79 | 2021 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 59 | Portugal | 25.58 | 2021 | up 318.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Colombia | 25.38 | 2021 | up 580.4% | volatile |
| 61 | New Zealand | 25.25 | 2021 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 62 | Serbia | 23.24 | 2021 | up 230.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Turkmenistan | 21.52 | 2021 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 64 | Estonia | 21.39 | 2021 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Israel | 21.35 | 2021 | up 317.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Uganda | 19.45 | 2021 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 67 | Haiti | 18.07 | 2021 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 68 | Romania | 17.78 | 2021 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 69 | Bolivia | 17.7 | 2021 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 70 | Lithuania | 17.42 | 2021 | up 60.1% | rising |
| 71 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 16.73 | 2021 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 72 | Latvia | 16.51 | 2021 | up 479.3% | rising |
| 73 | Kenya | 16.38 | 2021 | down 39.2% | rising |
| 74 | Ecuador | 15.48 | 2021 | up 277.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Madagascar | 15.48 | 2021 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 76 | Zambia | 15.42 | 2021 | up 110.7% | rising |
| 77 | Venezuela | 14.65 | 2021 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 78 | Kyrgyzstan | 14.29 | 2021 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 79 | Slovenia | 14.22 | 2021 | up 113.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Egypt | 13.39 | 2021 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 81 | Croatia | 13.16 | 2021 | down 38.4% | rising |
| 82 | Myanmar | 13.1 | 2021 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 83 | Georgia | 12.11 | 2021 | up 676.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Argentina | 11.56 | 2021 | down 33.0% | rising |
| 85 | Lesotho | 11.08 | 2021 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 86 | Iceland | 10.94 | 2021 | up 96.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Somalia | 9.85 | 2021 | up 140.2% | rising |
| 88 | Malawi | 9.54 | 2021 | up 76.3% | rising |
| 89 | Malaysia | 9.11 | 2021 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 90 | Angola | 8.87 | 2021 | up 147.8% | rising |
| 91 | Rwanda | 8.5 | 2021 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 92 | Hungary | 7.95 | 2021 | up 163.2% | falling |
| 93 | Lebanon | 7.55 | 2021 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 94 | Honduras | 6.98 | 2021 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 95 | Luxembourg | 6.95 | 2021 | up 260.1% | rising |
| 96 | Peru | 6.28 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Slovakia | 6.25 | 2021 | up 84.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Azerbaijan | 6.15 | 2021 | down 22.2% | flat |
| 99 | Armenia | 5.97 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Uruguay | 5.83 | 2021 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 101 | Ghana | 5.78 | 2021 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 102 | Botswana | 5.7 | 2021 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 103 | Burundi | 5.49 | 2021 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 104 | Costa Rica | 5.46 | 2021 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Albania | 5.44 | 2021 | down 64.6% | falling |
| 106 | Mongolia | 5 | 2021 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 107 | Cambodia | 4.93 | 2021 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 108 | Namibia | 4.32 | 2021 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 109 | North Macedonia | 4.23 | 2021 | up 99.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Eswatini | 4.14 | 2021 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 111 | South Sudan | 3.3 | 2021 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 112 | Eritrea | 3.26 | 2021 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 113 | Dominican Republic | 3.12 | 2021 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 113 | Tajikistan | 3.12 | 2021 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 115 | Paraguay | 2.85 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Jordan | 2.63 | 2021 | up 15.4% | falling |
| 117 | Cuba | 2.61 | 2021 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Cyprus | 2.37 | 2021 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 119 | El Salvador | 2.23 | 2021 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 120 | Mauritius | 1.89 | 2021 | up 92.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.71 | 2021 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 122 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.7 | 2021 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 123 | Laos | 1.64 | 2021 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 124 | Congo | 1.53 | 2021 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 125 | Nicaragua | 1.46 | 2021 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Saudi Arabia | 1.38 | 2021 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 127 | Jamaica | 1.35 | 2021 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 128 | Djibouti | 1.25 | 2021 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 129 | United Arab Emirates | 1.1 | 2021 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 130 | Singapore | 0.96 | 2021 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Oman | 0.94 | 2021 | down 19.7% | rising |
| 132 | Kiribati | 0.93 | 2021 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 133 | Central African Republic | 0.86 | 2021 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 134 | Suriname | 0.7 | 2021 | up 89.2% | rising |
| 135 | Bhutan | 0.67 | 2021 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 136 | Moldova | 0.63 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Papua New Guinea | 0.57 | 2021 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 138 | Comoros | 0.52 | 2021 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 139 | Bahamas | 0.49 | 2021 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 139 | Malta | 0.49 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Qatar | 0.48 | 2021 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 142 | Kuwait | 0.46 | 2021 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 143 | Bahrain | 0.43 | 2021 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 144 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.42 | 2021 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 145 | Gabon | 0.38 | 2021 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 146 | Montenegro | 0.33 | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 147 | Seychelles | 0.26 | 2021 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 148 | East Timor | 0.25 | 2021 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 149 | Belize | 0.22 | 2021 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 150 | Dominica | 0.21 | 2021 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 151 | Barbados | 0.17 | 2021 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 152 | Nigeria | 0.11 | 2021 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 153 | Saint Lucia | 0.08 | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 154 | Maldives | 0.07 | 2021 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 154 | Solomon Islands | 0.07 | 2021 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 156 | Fiji | 0.06 | 2021 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.06 | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 158 | Brunei | 0.03 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Cameroon | 0.03 | 2021 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 158 | Vanuatu | 0.03 | 2021 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 158 | Samoa | 0.03 | 2021 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 162 | Burkina Faso | 0.02 | 2021 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 162 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.02 | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 162 | Micronesia (country) | 0.02 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 165 | Andorra | 0.01 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 165 | Benin | 0.01 | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 165 | Guinea | 0.01 | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 165 | Monaco | 0.01 | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 165 | Marshall Islands | 0.01 | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 165 | Mali | 0.01 | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 165 | Niger | 0.01 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Senegal | 0.01 | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 165 | Sierra Leone | 0.01 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 165 | San Marino | 0.01 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 165 | Chad | 0.01 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Togo | 0.01 | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 165 | Tonga | 0.01 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 178 | Bulgaria | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 178 | Grenada | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 178 | Guyana | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Panama | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |