IT · 2022 · tps00149
Death due to drugs dependence, by sex
Italy, 2022
In 2022, Italy's death due to drugs dependence, by sex increased by 20.0% compared to 2021, reaching 0.60.
Italy accounts for 76.9% of the EU-27 total of 0.78.
Italy ranks 12th out of 24 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 50.0% (from 0.40 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00149, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.