Most drug deaths are caused by legal substances

Yearly deaths in Germany by selected causes. Tobacco and alcohol are major killers, whereas illicit drugs are more comparable to traffic accidents.

(Please use a modern browser to see the interactive version of this visualization)

Chart: Antonio Sarcevic Source: DKFZ for tobacco (2020) and alcohol (2022); Statistisches Bundesamt for traffic (2022); Bundeskriminalamt Wiesbaden for illicit drugs (2022) Get the data