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