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

Denmark
372.05 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sweden
408.09 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Denmark rank
12th
Sweden rank
11th

Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders over time

  • Denmark
  • Sweden
0100200300400500200020102021

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 408.09 DALYs per 100,000 people against 372.05 DALYs per 100,000 people in Denmark, a difference of 36.04 DALYs per 100,000 people.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 11th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 335.78 DALYs per 100,000 people 245.41 DALYs per 100,000 people 90.37 DALYs per 100,000 people Denmark
2010s 359.92 DALYs per 100,000 people 405.61 DALYs per 100,000 people 45.7 DALYs per 100,000 people Sweden
2020s 372.95 DALYs per 100,000 people 422.66 DALYs per 100,000 people 49.71 DALYs per 100,000 people Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rate of disease burden from drug use disorders, Denmark or Sweden?
Sweden, at 408.09 DALYs per 100,000 people against 372.05 DALYs per 100,000 people in Denmark as of 2021.
What is the difference in rate of disease burden from drug use disorders between Denmark and Sweden?
36.04 DALYs per 100,000 people, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?
Denmark ranks 12th 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.