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Deaths from tobacco, alcohol and drugs, World, 2017

Deaths from substance use are distinguished by two measures:
– direct deaths from substance use disorders (in red). These are deaths which result from alcohol or illicit drug use overdoses.
– indirect deaths (in blue) which result from substance use acting as a risk factor for the development of various diseases and injury.

01 million2 million3 million4 million5 million6 million7 million8 millionTobacco (risk factor)8.1 millionAlcohol (risk factor)2.84 millionIllicit drugs (risk factor)585,348Alcohol use disorders184,934Illicit drug use disorders166,613

Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease

Note: Illicit drugs are drugs that have been prohibited under international drug control treaties. They include opioids, cocaine, amphetamines and cannabis.