In 2023, there were 2,227 deaths in Germany that were caused by the consumption of drugs. 647 of those deaths were the effects of long-term damage done by drug use. The second most common cause of death was from heroin or morphine in combination with other drugs.
Number of drug-related deaths in Germany in 2023, by selected causes of death
¹ Multiple counts in different categories or recording under different criteria can lead to the total number being exceeded or not reached. The values ​​before the current reporting year are taken from the previous year's reports.
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Drogenbeauftragte(r) der Bundesregierung. (May 29, 2024). Number of drug-related deaths in Germany in 2023, by selected causes of death [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384789/causes-of-drug-related-deaths-germany/
Drogenbeauftragte(r) der Bundesregierung. "Number of drug-related deaths in Germany in 2023, by selected causes of death." Chart. May 29, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384789/causes-of-drug-related-deaths-germany/
Drogenbeauftragte(r) der Bundesregierung. (2024). Number of drug-related deaths in Germany in 2023, by selected causes of death. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384789/causes-of-drug-related-deaths-germany/
Drogenbeauftragte(r) der Bundesregierung. "Number of Drug-related Deaths in Germany in 2023, by Selected Causes of Death." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384789/causes-of-drug-related-deaths-germany/
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Number of drug-related deaths in Germany in 2023, by selected causes of death [Graph], Drogenbeauftragte(r) der Bundesregierung, May 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384789/causes-of-drug-related-deaths-germany/
