Deaths substance disorders who in Australia
Australia: Deaths substance disorders who was 481.45 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Deaths substance disorders who in Australia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Australia recorded 481.45 for deaths substance disorders who in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 11.9% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths substance disorders who in Australia peaked at 481.45 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 258.77, in 2004.
That places Australia 38th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 312.08 | 258.77 | 369.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 357.68 | 301.71 | 416.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 455.91 | 430.37 | 481.45 | 2 |
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More health data for Australia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 215 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 906.6 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Population ages 65 and above 18.1% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.33 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 17.0% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 5.00 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 161,096 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 169,878 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths substance disorders who in Australia?
- Deaths substance disorders who in Australia was 481.45 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths substance disorders who recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 481.45 in 2021.
- What is the lowest deaths substance disorders who recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 258.77 in 2004.
- How does Australia rank for deaths substance disorders who?
- Australia ranks 38th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths substance disorders who rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths substance disorders who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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