Deaths from drug use disorders by age who by country
Countries reporting
183
Highest
1,984
United States of America
Lowest
0
Panama
Median
3.74
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
4,268
What the numbers show
Deaths from drug use disorders by age who is currently reported for 183 countries. The highest value is 1,984 in United States of America; the lowest is 0 in Panama.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.74, and the mean is 47.57.
Over the past decade 139 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Lithuania (up 1,280.5%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 100.0%).
Deaths from drug use disorders by age who: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 1,984 | 2021 | up 183.0% | rising |
| 2 | China | 1,325 | 2021 | up 33.2% | falling |
| 3 | India | 1,318 | 2021 | up 70.2% | rising |
| 4 | France | 741.51 | 2021 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 326.44 | 2021 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 6 | Viet Nam | 241.34 | 2021 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 7 | Spain | 175.13 | 2021 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Germany | 171.34 | 2021 | up 140.7% | rising |
| 9 | Pakistan | 152.15 | 2021 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 10 | Canada | 148.49 | 2021 | up 155.0% | rising |
| 11 | Indonesia | 138.12 | 2021 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 12 | Italy | 124.7 | 2021 | up 91.6% | rising |
| 13 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 118.06 | 2021 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 105.09 | 2021 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 15 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 99 | 2021 | up 84.8% | rising |
| 16 | Ukraine | 74.74 | 2021 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 17 | Brazil | 73.57 | 2021 | up 137.5% | rising |
| 18 | South Africa | 67.99 | 2021 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 19 | Japan | 59.36 | 2021 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 20 | Australia | 54.11 | 2021 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 21 | Poland | 53.56 | 2021 | up 321.4% | rising |
| 22 | Algeria | 47.43 | 2021 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 23 | Morocco | 44.58 | 2021 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 24 | Türkiye | 41.96 | 2021 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 25 | Kazakhstan | 37.14 | 2021 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 26 | Belgium | 34.91 | 2021 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 27 | Serbia | 28.96 | 2021 | up 535.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Belarus | 28.61 | 2021 | down 40.3% | rising |
| 29 | Lithuania | 28.3 | 2021 | up 1,280.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Thailand | 26.68 | 2021 | up 90.8% | rising |
| 31 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 26.08 | 2021 | up 77.9% | rising |
| 32 | Kenya | 25.85 | 2021 | up 96.7% | rising |
| 33 | Syrian Arab Republic | 25 | 2021 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 34 | Iraq | 24.8 | 2021 | up 66.8% | rising |
| 35 | Chile | 23.64 | 2021 | up 465.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Sri Lanka | 22.73 | 2021 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 37 | Netherlands | 22.37 | 2021 | up 96.1% | rising |
| 38 | Mexico | 22.04 | 2021 | up 16.0% | falling |
| 39 | Norway | 20.79 | 2021 | up 148.4% | rising |
| 40 | Afghanistan | 20.76 | 2021 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 41 | Portugal | 20.54 | 2021 | up 332.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Czechia | 19.17 | 2021 | up 72.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Sudan | 19.13 | 2021 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 44 | Austria | 18.77 | 2021 | up 264.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Nepal | 18.72 | 2021 | up 71.9% | rising |
| 46 | Ethiopia | 18.24 | 2021 | up 73.7% | rising |
| 46 | Tunisia | 18.24 | 2021 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 48 | Denmark | 16.91 | 2021 | up 213.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Sweden | 16.6 | 2021 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 50 | Philippines | 15.5 | 2021 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 15.14 | 2021 | up 63.1% | rising |
| 52 | Nigeria | 14.57 | 2021 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 53 | Latvia | 13.79 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 54 | Yemen | 13.78 | 2021 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 55 | Romania | 12.95 | 2021 | up 82.7% | rising |
| 56 | Argentina | 12.93 | 2021 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 57 | Greece | 12.79 | 2021 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Israel | 12.77 | 2021 | up 511.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Switzerland | 11.73 | 2021 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 60 | Ireland | 11.16 | 2021 | up 124.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Republic of Korea | 10.46 | 2021 | up 375.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Madagascar | 10 | 2021 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 63 | Malawi | 9.97 | 2021 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 64 | Finland | 9.95 | 2021 | up 60.0% | falling |
| 65 | Uzbekistan | 9.17 | 2021 | down 26.8% | rising |
| 66 | Libya | 8.65 | 2021 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 67 | Malaysia | 8.18 | 2021 | up 49.8% | rising |
| 68 | Slovenia | 7.99 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 7.94 | 2021 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 69 | Zimbabwe | 7.94 | 2021 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 71 | Egypt | 7.92 | 2021 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 72 | Myanmar | 7.74 | 2021 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 73 | Ecuador | 7.42 | 2021 | up 167.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Georgia | 6.99 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Guatemala | 6.96 | 2021 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 76 | Uganda | 6.95 | 2021 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 77 | Rwanda | 6.78 | 2021 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 78 | Colombia | 6.31 | 2021 | up 531.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Estonia | 6.06 | 2021 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Croatia | 6.04 | 2021 | down 25.7% | rising |
| 81 | Lebanon | 5.42 | 2021 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 82 | North Macedonia | 5.24 | 2021 | up 418.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 4.83 | 2021 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 84 | Peru | 4.6 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Albania | 4.53 | 2021 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 86 | New Zealand | 4.42 | 2021 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Somalia | 4.22 | 2021 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 88 | Turkmenistan | 4.19 | 2021 | up 85.4% | rising |
| 89 | Hungary | 4.02 | 2021 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Uruguay | 4.02 | 2021 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 91 | Burundi | 3.97 | 2021 | up 49.8% | rising |
| 92 | Honduras | 3.74 | 2021 | up 87.0% | rising |
| 93 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.67 | 2021 | down 39.9% | rising |
| 94 | Zambia | 3.54 | 2021 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 95 | Cuba | 3.29 | 2021 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 96 | South Sudan | 3.2 | 2021 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 97 | Eritrea | 3.12 | 2021 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 98 | Slovakia | 3.1 | 2021 | up 210.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Armenia | 3.01 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Mozambique | 2.99 | 2021 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 101 | Cambodia | 2.66 | 2021 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 102 | Angola | 2.38 | 2021 | up 64.1% | rising |
| 103 | Luxembourg | 2.16 | 2021 | up 208.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.85 | 2021 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 105 | Cameroon | 1.83 | 2021 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 106 | Kuwait | 1.73 | 2021 | up 232.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Azerbaijan | 1.72 | 2021 | down 35.1% | rising |
| 108 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.59 | 2021 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 109 | Lesotho | 1.57 | 2021 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 110 | El Salvador | 1.4 | 2021 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 111 | United Arab Emirates | 1.3 | 2021 | up 170.8% | rising |
| 112 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.22 | 2021 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 113 | Senegal | 1.2 | 2021 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 114 | Mali | 1.16 | 2021 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 115 | Namibia | 1.09 | 2021 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 116 | Paraguay | 1.06 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Iceland | 1.05 | 2021 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Burkina Faso | 1.03 | 2021 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 119 | Niger | 1.02 | 2021 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 120 | Botswana | 0.93 | 2021 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 121 | Djibouti | 0.91 | 2021 | up 54.2% | rising |
| 122 | Haiti | 0.89 | 2021 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 123 | Benin | 0.87 | 2021 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 123 | Guinea | 0.87 | 2021 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 123 | Saudi Arabia | 0.87 | 2021 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 126 | Singapore | 0.86 | 2021 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Jordan | 0.84 | 2021 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 128 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.83 | 2021 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 129 | Mongolia | 0.8 | 2021 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 130 | Comoros | 0.69 | 2021 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 131 | Togo | 0.65 | 2021 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 132 | Papua New Guinea | 0.63 | 2021 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 133 | Costa Rica | 0.61 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 133 | Eswatini | 0.61 | 2021 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 133 | Tajikistan | 0.61 | 2021 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 136 | Bhutan | 0.6 | 2021 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 137 | Chad | 0.55 | 2021 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 138 | Oman | 0.52 | 2021 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 139 | Sierra Leone | 0.5 | 2021 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 140 | Maldives | 0.46 | 2021 | up 228.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Dominican Republic | 0.43 | 2021 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 142 | Jamaica | 0.42 | 2021 | up 68.0% | falling |
| 143 | Congo | 0.42 | 2021 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 144 | Mauritania | 0.38 | 2021 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 145 | Grenada | 0.31 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Kiribati | 0.31 | 2021 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 147 | Bahrain | 0.3 | 2021 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 147 | Liberia | 0.3 | 2021 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 149 | Central African Republic | 0.29 | 2021 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 150 | Gabon | 0.28 | 2021 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 151 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.25 | 2021 | up 92.3% | rising |
| 152 | Montenegro | 0.16 | 2021 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 152 | Timor-Leste | 0.16 | 2021 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 154 | Gambia | 0.15 | 2021 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 154 | Qatar | 0.15 | 2021 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 156 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.15 | 2021 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 157 | Fiji | 0.1 | 2021 | up 42.9% | falling |
| 157 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.1 | 2021 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 157 | Seychelles | 0.1 | 2021 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 160 | Solomon Islands | 0.09 | 2021 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 161 | Barbados | 0.07 | 2021 | up 75.0% | falling |
| 162 | Cape Verde | 0.06 | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 162 | Suriname | 0.06 | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 164 | Ghana | 0.05 | 2021 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 164 | Vanuatu | 0.05 | 2021 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 166 | Bahamas | 0.04 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.04 | 2021 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 168 | Dominica | 0.03 | 2021 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 168 | Samoa | 0.03 | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 170 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.02 | 2021 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 171 | Monaco | 0.01 | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 171 | Marshall Islands | 0.01 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 171 | Tonga | 0.01 | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 174 | Bulgaria | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Belize | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Cyprus | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Guyana | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Republic of Moldova | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Mauritius | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Nicaragua | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Panama | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |