Alcohol and drug use disorders deaths by age
Use escrito dataset owid.deaths-substance-disorders-age
Estimated number of deaths from substance use disorders in those aged 70+ years. Estimated number of deaths from substance use disorders in those aged 50-69 years. Estimated number of deaths from substance use disorders in those aged 15-49 years. Estimated number of deaths from substance use disorders in those aged 5-14 years. Estimated number of deaths from substance use disorders in those aged <5 years.
Cite as: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. “70+ years – IHME” [dataset]. IHME, Global Burden of Disease, “Global Burden of Disease – Deaths” [original data].
escrito cannot serve this dataset's data: its terms forbid redistribution. Our World in Data marks at least one source of this chart as not redistributable. Sources and their licenses: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (Free-of-Charge Non-commercial User Agreement).
- Publisher
- Our World in Data
- Tier
- Official
- Covers
- 1980–2023
- Places
- Countries, regions and groups of the world
- Updated
- irregular
- Last modified
- 2026-02-07
- Units
- deaths
- License
- Not redistributable (Our World in Data marks the source's terms as restricting reuse)
- Method
- https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/deaths-substance-disorders-age
Columns
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| entity | text | country, region or group |
| code | text | ISO 3166-1 alpha-3, OWID_ for OWID's own groups, empty for most regions |
| year | integer | |
| value__metric_number__age_70plus_years__cause_substance_use_disorders | number | 70+ years (deaths) |
| value__metric_number__age_50_69_years__cause_substance_use_disorders | number | 50-69 years (deaths) |
| value__metric_number__age_15_49_years__cause_substance_use_disorders | number | 15-49 years (deaths) |
| value__metric_number__age_5_14_years__cause_substance_use_disorders | number | 5-14 years (deaths) |
| value__metric_number__age__lt_5_years__cause_substance_use_disorders | number | 0-4 years (deaths) |
Dimensions
| Name | Values |
|---|---|
| entity | |
| year |