Dataset
Alcohol and drug use disorders deaths
owid.deaths-substance-disorders-who
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About
Estimated number of deaths from alcohol use disorders in both sexes. Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders in both sexes. Estimated number of deaths from opioid use disorders in both sexes. Estimated number of deaths from cocaine use disorders in both sexes. Estimated number of deaths from amphetamine use disorders in both sexes. Estimated number of deaths from other drug use disorders in both sexes.
Cite as: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. “Alcohol” [dataset]. World Health Organization, “Global Health Estimates” [original data].
- Publisher
- Our World in Data
- Tier
- Official
- Covers
- 2000–2021
- Places
- Countries, regions and groups of the world
- Updated
- irregular
- Last modified
- 2024-07-30
- Units
- deaths
- License
- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
- Method
- https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/deaths-substance-disorders-who
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 | |
| death_count__age_group_allages__sex_both_sexes__cause_alcohol_use_disorders | number | Alcohol (deaths) |
| death_count__age_group_allages__sex_both_sexes__cause_drug_use_disorders | number | Illicit drug use (deaths) |
| death_count__age_group_allages__sex_both_sexes__cause_opioid_use_disorders | number | Opioids (deaths) |
| death_count__age_group_allages__sex_both_sexes__cause_cocaine_use_disorders | number | Cocaine (deaths) |
| death_count__age_group_allages__sex_both_sexes__cause_amphetamine_use_disorders | number | Amphetamine (deaths) |
| death_count__age_group_allages__sex_both_sexes__cause_other_drug_use_disorders | number | Other illicit drugs (deaths) |
Dimensions
| Name | Values |
|---|---|
| entity | |
| year |