IT · 2021 · tps00149

Death due to drugs dependence, by sex

Italy, 2021

Death due to drugs dependence, by sex
0.50
Italy, 2021
▲ 8.7% vs 2020 (0.46)
Analysis

In 2021, Italy's death due to drugs dependence, by sex increased by 8.7% compared to 2020, reaching 0.50.

Italy accounts for 69.4% of the EU-27 total of 0.72.

Italy ranks 11th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 78.6% (from 0.28 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00149, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#11 of 26
% of EU-27 total · 2021
69.4%
EU-27: 0.72
Italy timeline (last 15 years)
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