How many Australians die each year from methamphetamine use?
In 2015 there were 280 methamphetamine-related deaths in Australia. The majority (n=220) were among men. However, this figure is likely to be conservative as 32 cases of suspected methamphetamine-related death were still open at the time of writing. This is a slight decrease from 2014, when 318 methamphetamine-related deaths were reported (7 cases of suspected methamphetamine-related death were still open).
Source: Darke, S., Kaye, S., and Duflou, J. (2017) Rates, characteristics and circumstances of methamphetamine-related death in Australia: a national 7-year study. Addiction, doi: 10.1111/add.13897.