|
AMERICAS |
Number of drug-related deaths, mortality rates per million persons aged 15-64 years and ranking of drugs as a primary cause of death
(2017 or latest year available)
|
Region/Sub-Region/Country |
Source |
Year |
National |
Number |
Reference |
Rate** |
Ranking of drugs as primary cause of death |
Fatal |
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|
Cannabis |
Opioids |
Cocaine |
ATS |
Tranqui- |
Halluci- |
Solvents |
Other |
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|
Canada*** |
ARQ/Gov. |
2017 |
Y |
3,998 |
24,534,784 |
163.0 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mexico |
ARQ |
2016 |
Y |
113 |
84,512,801 |
1.3 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
4 |
1 |
|
|
|
United States of America |
ARQ |
2017 |
Y |
70,237 |
213,084,087 |
329.6 |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
100% |
|
Bahamas |
ARQ |
2014 |
Y |
0 |
271,725 |
0.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0% |
|
Dominican Republic |
ARQ |
2008 |
N |
135 |
- |
|
2 |
|
1 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trinidad and Tobago |
ARQ |
2009 |
Y |
3 |
940,242 |
3.2 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costa Rica |
ARQ |
2010 |
Y |
21 |
3,089,117 |
6.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
57% |
|
El Salvador |
CICAD |
2016 |
N |
853 |
- |
|
2 |
7 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Honduras |
ARQ |
2015 |
N |
1 |
- |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
100% |
|
Nicaragua |
ARQ |
2014 |
Y |
11 |
3,879,978 |
2.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Panama |
ARQ |
2012 |
Y |
1 |
2,425,439 |
0.4 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Argentina |
ARQ |
2016 |
N |
280 |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18% |
|
Brazil |
ARQ/Gov. |
2017 |
Y |
1,120 |
145,874,933 |
7.7 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
55% |
|
Ecuador |
ARQ |
2016 |
Y |
139 |
10,550,807 |
13.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Paraguay |
ARQ |
2016 |
N |
1 |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Peru |
ARQ |
2011 |
Y |
42 |
19,248,172 |
2.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
Uruguay |
ARQ |
2016 |
Y |
264 |
2,211,820 |
119.4 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) |
ARQ |
2010 |
N |
197 |
- |
|
2 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
|
|
|
39% |
* Reference population refers to the population aged 15-64 sourced from the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, World Population Prospects 2015 Revision, or the reference population as specified in the ARQ for sub-populations.
** Unless an age breakdown of drug-related deaths is available, rate is calculated using the reported total number of drug-related deaths, based on the assumption that drug-related deaths occur mainly within the 15-64 age bracket.
*** Canada: the figure for the number of deaths represents opioid-related deaths only.