IT · 2023 · tps00149
Death due to drugs dependence, by sex
Italy, 2023
In 2023, Italy's death due to drugs dependence, by sex decreased by 13.3% compared to 2022, reaching 0.52.
Italy accounts for 57.8% of the EU-27 total of 0.90.
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 23.8% (from 0.42 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00149, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.