How many Australians die each year from methamphetamine use?
In 2021 there were 451 methamphetamine-related overdose deaths in Australia which involved amphetamine-type stimulants, of which the majority (74%) occurred among men. Most of these deaths (90%) were unintentional.
The vast majority (97%) of drug-induced deaths are due to overdose, however a small number of methamphetamine-related deaths may be excluded from the above figure (e.g., due to natural disease, homicide, etc).
Source: Chrzanowska A, Man N, Akhurst J, Sutherland R, Degenhardt L, Peacock A. Trends in overdose and other drug-induced deaths in Australia, 2002-2021. Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney; 2023.