Deaths from drug use disorders ghe by country
Countries reporting
194
Highest
106,981
United States
Lowest
0
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Median
31.92
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
4,268
What the numbers show
Deaths from drug use disorders ghe is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 106,981 in United States; the lowest is 0 in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
The median across all reporting countries is 31.92, and the mean is 899.45.
Over the past decade 142 countries rose and 45 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 1,294.5%), and the largest decrease in Guyana (down 100.0%).
Deaths from drug use disorders ghe: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 106,981 | 2021 | up 198.2% | volatile |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 0.03 | 2021 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 2 | China, People's Republic of | 11,246 | 2021 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 2 | Niue | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 3 | India | 8,450 | 2021 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 4 | Canada | 7,333 | 2021 | up 376.4% | volatile |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 5,631 | 2021 | up 163.9% | rising |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 5,469 | 2021 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 7 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 2,689 | 2021 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 8 | France | 1,571 | 2021 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 9 | Germany | 1,548 | 2021 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 10 | Brazil | 1,354 | 2021 | up 77.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Australia | 1,278 | 2021 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 12 | South Africa | 1,204 | 2021 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 13 | Vietnam | 1,153 | 2021 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 14 | Pakistan | 1,112 | 2021 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 15 | Spain | 989.34 | 2021 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 16 | Ukraine | 752.21 | 2021 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 17 | Mexico | 620.03 | 2021 | up 134.8% | rising |
| 18 | Bangladesh | 612.26 | 2021 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 19 | Algeria | 575.23 | 2021 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 20 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 550.59 | 2021 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 21 | Italy | 541.27 | 2021 | up 46.6% | falling |
| 22 | Sudan | 473.06 | 2021 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 23 | Morocco | 469.38 | 2021 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 24 | Tanzania | 462.36 | 2021 | up 88.1% | rising |
| 25 | Iraq | 414.78 | 2021 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 26 | Sweden | 399.52 | 2021 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 27 | Indonesia | 370.45 | 2021 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 28 | Yemen, Republic of | 367.27 | 2021 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 29 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 355.58 | 2021 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 30 | Netherlands, The | 340.78 | 2021 | up 162.0% | rising |
| 31 | Finland | 312.22 | 2021 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 32 | Greece | 304.19 | 2021 | up 23.3% | falling |
| 33 | Norway | 303.41 | 2021 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 34 | Türkiye, Republic of | 284.6 | 2021 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 35 | Japan | 272.51 | 2021 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 36 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 261.31 | 2021 | up 103.7% | rising |
| 37 | Poland, Republic of | 249.16 | 2021 | up 228.1% | rising |
| 38 | Switzerland | 247.37 | 2021 | up 31.1% | falling |
| 39 | Ireland | 242.54 | 2021 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 40 | Denmark | 238.65 | 2021 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 41 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 218.21 | 2021 | up 97.9% | rising |
| 42 | Guatemala | 209.26 | 2021 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 43 | Thailand | 206.47 | 2021 | up 130.1% | rising |
| 44 | Uganda | 204.71 | 2021 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 45 | Belarus, Republic of | 204.38 | 2021 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 46 | Libya | 194.8 | 2021 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 47 | Austria | 188.68 | 2021 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 48 | Philippines | 183.95 | 2021 | up 283.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Belgium | 167.96 | 2021 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 50 | Colombia | 167.48 | 2021 | up 488.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Syrian Arab Republic | 152.13 | 2021 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 52 | Zambia | 147.43 | 2021 | up 107.7% | rising |
| 53 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 143.79 | 2021 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 54 | Madagascar, Republic of | 138.43 | 2021 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 55 | Mozambique | 127.54 | 2021 | up 110.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Malawi | 126.92 | 2021 | up 101.7% | rising |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 125.18 | 2021 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 58 | Tunisia | 119.55 | 2021 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 59 | Uzbekistan | 118.17 | 2021 | down 36.0% | rising |
| 60 | Rwanda | 117.43 | 2021 | up 102.3% | rising |
| 61 | Chile | 113.87 | 2021 | up 191.7% | rising |
| 62 | Angola | 100.59 | 2021 | up 108.3% | rising |
| 63 | Israel | 99.69 | 2021 | up 263.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Nepal | 97.99 | 2021 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 65 | Lithuania, Republic of | 94.68 | 2021 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 66 | Czech Republic | 93.68 | 2021 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 67 | Somalia | 91.47 | 2021 | up 78.2% | rising |
| 68 | Kenya | 90.5 | 2021 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 69 | Serbia, Republic of | 88.86 | 2021 | up 148.1% | rising |
| 70 | Turkmenistan | 87.21 | 2021 | up 89.6% | rising |
| 71 | Zimbabwe | 85.73 | 2021 | up 84.9% | rising |
| 72 | New Zealand | 79.74 | 2021 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 73 | Burundi | 79.64 | 2021 | up 102.7% | rising |
| 74 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 75.88 | 2021 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 75 | Honduras | 71.94 | 2021 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 76 | Croatia, Republic of | 69.59 | 2021 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 77 | Korea, Republic of | 66.78 | 2021 | up 750.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Ecuador | 65.92 | 2021 | up 507.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Portugal | 65.82 | 2021 | up 297.7% | rising |
| 80 | Malaysia | 62.73 | 2021 | up 62.1% | rising |
| 81 | Nigeria | 60.78 | 2021 | up 63.5% | rising |
| 82 | Estonia, Republic of | 60.18 | 2021 | down 56.5% | rising |
| 83 | Slovenia, Republic of | 59.45 | 2021 | up 138.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Myanmar | 59.21 | 2021 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 85 | Kyrgyz Republic | 50.57 | 2021 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 86 | United Arab Emirates | 49.5 | 2021 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 87 | Kuwait | 46.73 | 2021 | up 62.1% | rising |
| 88 | Bolivia | 45.71 | 2021 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 89 | Haiti | 42.37 | 2021 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 90 | South Sudan, Republic of | 42 | 2021 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 91 | Romania | 39.99 | 2021 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 92 | Latvia, Republic of | 37.44 | 2021 | up 181.7% | falling |
| 93 | Singapore | 36.87 | 2021 | up 53.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Costa Rica | 34.13 | 2021 | up 93.4% | rising |
| 95 | Hungary | 32.99 | 2021 | up 84.8% | flat |
| 96 | Eritrea, The State of | 32.42 | 2021 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 97 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 31.95 | 2021 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 98 | Argentina | 31.9 | 2021 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 99 | Mauritius | 31.79 | 2021 | up 291.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Iceland | 30.7 | 2021 | up 152.7% | volatile |
| 101 | El Salvador | 27.43 | 2021 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 102 | Georgia | 26.84 | 2021 | up 433.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Saudi Arabia | 26.24 | 2021 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 104 | Mongolia | 24.66 | 2021 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 105 | Cambodia | 24.18 | 2021 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 106 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 22.04 | 2021 | up 136.5% | rising |
| 107 | Bulgaria | 21.24 | 2021 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 108 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 21.16 | 2021 | down 24.6% | rising |
| 109 | Uruguay | 21.12 | 2021 | up 90.8% | rising |
| 110 | Cyprus | 20.4 | 2021 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 111 | Moldova, Republic of | 18.96 | 2021 | up 304.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 18.19 | 2021 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 113 | Lebanon | 18.18 | 2021 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 114 | Lesotho | 17.76 | 2021 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 115 | Slovak Republic | 17.21 | 2021 | up 81.0% | falling |
| 116 | Congo, Republic of | 16.8 | 2021 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 117 | Albania | 16.73 | 2021 | down 57.8% | falling |
| 118 | Luxembourg | 16.4 | 2021 | up 230.6% | falling |
| 119 | Peru | 15.68 | 2021 | up 222.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Paraguay | 12.69 | 2021 | up 1,294.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Djibouti | 12.47 | 2021 | up 97.3% | rising |
| 122 | Oman | 12.04 | 2021 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 123 | Central African Republic | 10.53 | 2021 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 124 | Botswana | 10.37 | 2021 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 125 | Armenia, Republic of | 9.9 | 2021 | up 385.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Cameroon | 9.24 | 2021 | up 70.8% | rising |
| 127 | Namibia | 9.06 | 2021 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 128 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 8.54 | 2021 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 129 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 8.22 | 2021 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 130 | Gabon | 7.99 | 2021 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 131 | Côte d’Ivoire | 7.89 | 2021 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 132 | Cuba | 7.75 | 2021 | down 41.8% | rising |
| 133 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.35 | 2021 | up 50.3% | falling |
| 134 | Malta | 7.3 | 2021 | up 540.4% | falling |
| 135 | Comoros, Union of the | 7.13 | 2021 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 136 | Papua New Guinea | 7.06 | 2021 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 137 | Jordan | 6.97 | 2021 | up 12.4% | flat |
| 137 | Panama | 6.97 | 2021 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Qatar | 6.95 | 2021 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 140 | Dominican Republic | 6.67 | 2021 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 141 | Kiribati | 6.08 | 2021 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 142 | Ghana | 5.79 | 2021 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 143 | Burkina Faso | 5.61 | 2021 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 144 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 5.37 | 2021 | up 62.7% | rising |
| 145 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 4.75 | 2021 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 145 | Niger | 4.75 | 2021 | up 76.6% | rising |
| 147 | Mali | 4.69 | 2021 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 148 | Senegal | 4.6 | 2021 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 149 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.51 | 2021 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 150 | Jamaica | 4.35 | 2021 | up 20.2% | falling |
| 151 | Benin | 3.92 | 2021 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 152 | Guinea | 3.23 | 2021 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 153 | Bhutan | 3.12 | 2021 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 154 | Chad | 2.98 | 2021 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 155 | Suriname | 2.95 | 2021 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 156 | Togo | 2.94 | 2021 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 157 | Nicaragua | 2.78 | 2021 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Sierra Leone | 2.29 | 2021 | up 69.6% | rising |
| 159 | Bahamas, The | 1.3 | 2021 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 160 | Maldives | 1.28 | 2021 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 161 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 1.18 | 2021 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 162 | Liberia | 1.16 | 2021 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 163 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 1.15 | 2021 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 164 | Montenegro | 1.04 | 2021 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 165 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.82 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Solomon Islands | 0.82 | 2021 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 167 | Gambia, The | 0.7 | 2021 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 168 | Fiji, Republic of | 0.65 | 2021 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Seychelles | 0.62 | 2021 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 170 | Grenada | 0.61 | 2021 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.52 | 2021 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 172 | Belize | 0.42 | 2021 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 173 | Cabo Verde | 0.41 | 2021 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 174 | Dominica | 0.39 | 2021 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 175 | Barbados | 0.37 | 2021 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 176 | Vanuatu | 0.33 | 2021 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 177 | St. Lucia | 0.31 | 2021 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 178 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 0.29 | 2021 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 179 | Samoa | 0.27 | 2021 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 180 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.17 | 2021 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 181 | Tonga | 0.13 | 2021 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 182 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0.09 | 2021 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 183 | Andorra, Principality of | 0.07 | 2021 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 183 | Monaco | 0.07 | 2021 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 185 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 0.06 | 2021 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 186 | San Marino, Republic of | 0.03 | 2021 | down 40.0% | rising |
| 187 | Naoero, Republic of | 0.02 | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 187 | Tuvalu | 0.02 | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 189 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Guyana | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Palau, Republic of | 0 | 2021 | — | flat |
| 189 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |