Drug-related deaths and mortality rates in Asia

Region/Sub-Region/Country

Source

Year
of
estimate

National
estimate
( Y / N )

Number
of
deaths

Reference
population
(15 - 64)*

Rate**
per million
aged 15-64

Ranking of drugs as primary cause of death

Fatal
drug
overdoses
(%)

Cannabis

Opioids

Cocaine

ATS

Tranqui-
lizers
 and
sedatives

Halluci-
nogens

Solvents
 and
inhalants

Other
substances
not under
international
control

China

ARQ

2016

N

25,727

-

1

2

China, Hong Kong SAR

ARQ

2015

Y

91

5,333,082

17.1

5

1

4

3

2

China, Macao SAR

ARQ

2017

Y

5

478,990

10.4

1

1

2

100%

Indonesia

ARQ

2010

N

447

-

1

11%

Japan

ARQ

2015

-

-

-

2

1

Malaysia

ARQ

2016

N

7

-

1

2

Myanmar

ARQ

2017

N

275

-

1

100%

Republic of Korea

ARQ

2017

N

3

-

1

67%

Viet Nam

ARQ

2009

Y

2,184

60,657,927

36.0

1

Afghanistan

ARQ

2009

N

16

-

1

100%

Bahrain

ARQ/Gov.

2017

Y

15

1,162,820

12.9

100%

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

ARQ

2017

Y

3,021

57,521,480

52.5

1

2

Israel

ARQ

2016

Y

83

4,966,252

26.4

52%

Jordan

ARQ

2003

Y

52

3,149,569

16.5

1

Kuwait

ARQ

2009

Y

44

2,094,602

21.0

1

2

100%

Lebanon

ARQ/Gov.

2017

N

2

-

50%

Oman

ARQ

2017

N

10

-

1

100%

Pakistan

ARQ

2015

-

-

-

1

Saudi Arabia

ARQ

2013

-

-

-

1

Qatar

ARQ

2016

Y

6

2,182,534

2.7

2

1

3

Syrian Arab Republic

ARQ

2015

Y

5

10,841,580

0.5

1

United Arab Emirates

ARQ

2017

Y

85

7,986,416

10.6

1

3

2

Azerbaijan

ARQ

2017

Y

46

6,948,574

6.6

3

1

2

4

Georgia

Gov.

2016

Y

5

2,603,402

1.9

Kazakhstan

ARQ

2017

Y

141

11,847,605

11.9

100%

Kyrgyzstan

ARQ

2016

Y

23

3,819,328

6.0

1

100%

Tajikistan

ARQ

2017

Y

1

5,467,203

0.2

Uzbekistan

ARQ

2017

Y

220

21,554,552

10.2

0%

Bhutan

ARQ

2010

Y

4

474,820

8.4

1

India

ARQ

2008

-

-

-

-

1