Australia vs Norway: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders
Australia
485.28 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Norway
509.74 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Australia rank
8th
Norway rank
7th
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders over time
- Australia
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 509.74 DALYs per 100,000 people against 485.28 DALYs per 100,000 people in Australia, a difference of 24.46 DALYs per 100,000 people.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Norway ahead.
Australia ranks 8th and Norway ranks 7th of 194 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 484.08 DALYs per 100,000 people | 747.96 DALYs per 100,000 people | 263.88 DALYs per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 2010s | 530.13 DALYs per 100,000 people | 575.94 DALYs per 100,000 people | 45.8 DALYs per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 2020s | 505.9 DALYs per 100,000 people | 542.35 DALYs per 100,000 people | 36.45 DALYs per 100,000 people | Norway |
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 Norway?
- Norway, at 509.74 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 Norway?
- 24.46 DALYs per 100,000 people, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Norway?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Australia and Norway rank globally for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?
- Australia ranks 8th and Norway ranks 7th 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.