How many Australians die each year from methamphetamine use?

In 2022 there were 516 overdose deaths in Australia which involved amphetamine-type stimulants, of which the majority (72%) 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, Sutherland R, Degenhardt L, Peacock A. Trends in overdose and other drug-induced deaths in Australia, 2003-2022. Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney; 2024.