Deaths from substance use disorders who by country
Countries reporting
194
Highest
106,981
United States
Lowest
0
Niue
Median
31.92
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
4,268
What the numbers show
Deaths from substance use disorders who is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 106,981 in United States; the lowest is 0 in Niue.
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 substance use disorders who: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 106,981 | 2021 | up 198.2% | volatile |
| 2 | China | 11,246 | 2021 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 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 | Russia | 5,469 | 2021 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 7 | Iran | 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 | 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 | 367.27 | 2021 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 29 | Kazakhstan | 355.58 | 2021 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 30 | Netherlands | 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 | Turkey | 284.6 | 2021 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 35 | Japan | 272.51 | 2021 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 36 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 261.31 | 2021 | up 103.7% | rising |
| 37 | Poland | 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 | 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 | 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 | Syria | 152.13 | 2021 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 52 | Zambia | 147.43 | 2021 | up 107.7% | rising |
| 53 | North Korea | 143.79 | 2021 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 54 | Madagascar | 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 | 94.68 | 2021 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 66 | Czechia | 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 | 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 | 75.88 | 2021 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 75 | Honduras | 71.94 | 2021 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 76 | Croatia | 69.59 | 2021 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 77 | South Korea | 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 | 60.18 | 2021 | down 56.5% | rising |
| 83 | Slovenia | 59.45 | 2021 | up 138.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Myanmar | 59.21 | 2021 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 85 | Kyrgyzstan | 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 | 42 | 2021 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 91 | Romania | 39.99 | 2021 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 92 | Latvia | 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 | 32.42 | 2021 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 97 | Venezuela | 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 | 22.04 | 2021 | up 136.5% | rising |
| 107 | Bulgaria | 21.24 | 2021 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 108 | Azerbaijan | 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 | 18.96 | 2021 | up 304.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Tajikistan | 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 | Slovakia | 17.21 | 2021 | up 81.0% | falling |
| 116 | Congo | 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 | 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 | 8.54 | 2021 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 129 | Laos | 8.22 | 2021 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 130 | Gabon | 7.99 | 2021 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 131 | Cote 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 | 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 | 5.37 | 2021 | up 62.7% | rising |
| 145 | Bahrain | 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 | 1.3 | 2021 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 160 | Maldives | 1.28 | 2021 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 161 | Mauritania | 1.18 | 2021 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 162 | Liberia | 1.16 | 2021 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 163 | East Timor | 1.15 | 2021 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 164 | Montenegro | 1.04 | 2021 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 165 | Brunei | 0.82 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Solomon Islands | 0.82 | 2021 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 167 | Gambia | 0.7 | 2021 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 168 | Fiji | 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 | Cape 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 | Saint Lucia | 0.31 | 2021 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 178 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.29 | 2021 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 179 | Samoa | 0.27 | 2021 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 180 | Micronesia (country) | 0.17 | 2021 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 181 | Tonga | 0.13 | 2021 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 182 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.09 | 2021 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 183 | Andorra | 0.07 | 2021 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 183 | Monaco | 0.07 | 2021 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 185 | Marshall Islands | 0.06 | 2021 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 186 | San Marino | 0.03 | 2021 | down 40.0% | rising |
| 186 | Cook Islands | 0.03 | 2021 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 188 | Nauru | 0.02 | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 188 | Tuvalu | 0.02 | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 190 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 190 | Guyana | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Palau | 0 | 2021 | — | flat |
| 190 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 190 | Niue | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |