Australia vs Iceland: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders
Australia
485.28 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Iceland
663.42 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Australia rank
8th
Iceland rank
5th
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders over time
- Australia
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 663.42 DALYs per 100,000 people against 485.28 DALYs per 100,000 people in Australia, a difference of 178.14 DALYs per 100,000 people.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.4 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 8th and Iceland ranks 5th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 484.08 DALYs per 100,000 people | 275.24 DALYs per 100,000 people | 208.85 DALYs per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2010s | 530.13 DALYs per 100,000 people | 494.27 DALYs per 100,000 people | 35.86 DALYs per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2020s | 505.9 DALYs per 100,000 people | 665.35 DALYs per 100,000 people | 159.45 DALYs per 100,000 people | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of disease burden from drug use disorders, Australia or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 663.42 DALYs per 100,000 people against 485.28 DALYs per 100,000 people in Australia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in rate of disease burden from drug use disorders between Australia and Iceland?
- 178.14 DALYs per 100,000 people, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iceland?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Australia and Iceland rank globally for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?
- Australia ranks 8th and Iceland ranks 5th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of DALYs from drug use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.