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Deaths from drug use disorders by age who by country

Countries reporting
183
Highest
1,984
United States
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; 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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United States 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 Russia 326.44 2021 down 12.8% falling
6 Vietnam 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 118.06 2021 up 12.9% rising
14 Bangladesh 105.09 2021 up 49.5% rising
15 United Kingdom 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 Turkey 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 26.08 2021 up 77.9% rising
32 Kenya 25.85 2021 up 96.7% rising
33 Syria 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 North Korea 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 South 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 Democratic Republic of Congo 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 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 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 Cote 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 Laos 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 East Timor 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 (country) 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 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

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Indicator
Deaths from drug use disorders by age 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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