Australia vs Sweden: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders

Australia
485.28 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sweden
408.09 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Australia rank
8th
Sweden rank
11th

Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders over time

  • Australia
  • Sweden
200300400500600700200020102021

How they compare

Australia currently reports 485.28 DALYs per 100,000 people against 408.09 DALYs per 100,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 77.19 DALYs per 100,000 people.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 11th of 194 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 484.08 DALYs per 100,000 people 245.41 DALYs per 100,000 people 238.67 DALYs per 100,000 people Australia
2010s 530.13 DALYs per 100,000 people 405.61 DALYs per 100,000 people 124.52 DALYs per 100,000 people Australia
2020s 505.9 DALYs per 100,000 people 422.66 DALYs per 100,000 people 83.24 DALYs per 100,000 people Australia

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 Sweden?
Australia, at 485.28 DALYs per 100,000 people against 408.09 DALYs per 100,000 people in Sweden as of 2021.
What is the difference in rate of disease burden from drug use disorders between Australia and Sweden?
77.19 DALYs per 100,000 people, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?
Australia ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 11th 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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Indicator
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders
Unit
DALYs per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,263 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Estimated number of DALYs from drug use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.