Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who by country
Countries reporting
194
Highest
2,442
United States
Lowest
28.81
Nigeria
Median
96.53
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
4,263
What the numbers show
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 2,442 in United States; the lowest is 28.81 in Nigeria.
The median across all reporting countries is 96.53, and the mean is 147.66.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 85.
Over the past decade 87 countries rose and 105 fell. The largest increase was in Canada (up 147.9%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 41.7%).
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 2,442 | 2021 | up 140.2% | rising |
| 2 | Canada | 1,324 | 2021 | up 147.9% | rising |
| 3 | Estonia | 676.81 | 2021 | down 31.2% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 672.91 | 2021 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 5 | Iceland | 663.42 | 2021 | up 80.6% | rising |
| 6 | Finland | 536.97 | 2021 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 7 | Norway | 509.74 | 2021 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 8 | Australia | 485.28 | 2021 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 9 | Ireland | 454.13 | 2021 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 10 | Russia | 418.38 | 2021 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 11 | Sweden | 408.09 | 2021 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 12 | Denmark | 372.05 | 2021 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 13 | Lithuania | 359.47 | 2021 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 14 | Iran | 357.55 | 2021 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 15 | Kiribati | 325.54 | 2021 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 16 | Switzerland | 293.19 | 2021 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | 288.74 | 2021 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 18 | Luxembourg | 279.87 | 2021 | up 22.6% | falling |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates | 278.87 | 2021 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 20 | Libya | 266.09 | 2021 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 21 | Ukraine | 265.74 | 2021 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 22 | Greece | 250.35 | 2021 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 23 | New Zealand | 240.41 | 2021 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 24 | Austria | 238.2 | 2021 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 25 | Mauritius | 232.16 | 2021 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 26 | Slovenia | 229.13 | 2021 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 27 | Malta | 228.2 | 2021 | up 19.4% | falling |
| 28 | Latvia | 227.97 | 2021 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 29 | Spain | 223.97 | 2021 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 30 | Belarus | 215.26 | 2021 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 31 | Germany | 212.14 | 2021 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 32 | South Africa | 201.68 | 2021 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 33 | Netherlands | 196.71 | 2021 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 34 | Turkmenistan | 195.86 | 2021 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 35 | France | 189.73 | 2021 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 36 | Croatia | 187.05 | 2021 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 37 | Cyprus | 185.65 | 2021 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 38 | Afghanistan | 176.8 | 2021 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 39 | Belgium | 176.57 | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 40 | Algeria | 156.33 | 2021 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 41 | Morocco | 155.18 | 2021 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 42 | Vietnam | 143.78 | 2021 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 43 | Kyrgyzstan | 143.73 | 2021 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 44 | Kuwait | 142.39 | 2021 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 45 | Moldova | 141.06 | 2021 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 46 | Brazil | 139.48 | 2021 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 47 | Tunisia | 138.47 | 2021 | down 17.7% | flat |
| 48 | Mongolia | 138.39 | 2021 | down 20.8% | flat |
| 49 | Israel | 137.88 | 2021 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 50 | Uruguay | 136.22 | 2021 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 51 | Chile | 135.13 | 2021 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 52 | Sudan | 134.33 | 2021 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 53 | Yemen | 133.35 | 2021 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 54 | Iraq | 130.97 | 2021 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 55 | Czechia | 130.44 | 2021 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 56 | Lebanon | 130.03 | 2021 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 57 | Italy | 129.27 | 2021 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 58 | Dominica | 124.54 | 2021 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 59 | Qatar | 124.22 | 2021 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 60 | Guatemala | 123.61 | 2021 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 61 | Singapore | 122.91 | 2021 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 62 | North Macedonia | 122.74 | 2021 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 63 | Georgia | 121.01 | 2021 | down 17.0% | flat |
| 64 | Armenia | 120.02 | 2021 | down 9.4% | flat |
| 65 | China | 118.75 | 2021 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 66 | Syria | 115.31 | 2021 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 67 | Bahrain | 115.03 | 2021 | down 18.0% | flat |
| 68 | Albania | 113.4 | 2021 | down 27.3% | flat |
| 69 | North Korea | 112.39 | 2021 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 70 | Uzbekistan | 111.16 | 2021 | down 21.3% | flat |
| 71 | Saudi Arabia | 111.12 | 2021 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 72 | Grenada | 110.1 | 2021 | down 36.6% | rising |
| 73 | Thailand | 109.35 | 2021 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 74 | Serbia | 108.61 | 2021 | up 12.6% | flat |
| 75 | Oman | 108.52 | 2021 | down 23.7% | rising |
| 76 | Eswatini | 108.51 | 2021 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 77 | Azerbaijan | 107.52 | 2021 | down 17.3% | flat |
| 78 | Lesotho | 106.11 | 2021 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 79 | Colombia | 105.95 | 2021 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 80 | Brunei | 105.57 | 2021 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 81 | Argentina | 105.34 | 2021 | down 7.9% | flat |
| 82 | Bahamas | 105.21 | 2021 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 83 | San Marino | 104.9 | 2021 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 84 | Honduras | 104.82 | 2021 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 85 | Turkey | 104.69 | 2021 | down 8.7% | flat |
| 86 | Costa Rica | 104.23 | 2021 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 87 | Andorra | 104.06 | 2021 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 88 | Trinidad and Tobago | 103.88 | 2021 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 89 | Suriname | 103.51 | 2021 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 90 | Jamaica | 103.46 | 2021 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 91 | Portugal | 101.67 | 2021 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 92 | Tajikistan | 101.6 | 2021 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 93 | Seychelles | 100.41 | 2021 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 94 | Saint Lucia | 97.88 | 2021 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 95 | South Korea | 97.6 | 2021 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 96 | Poland | 97.51 | 2021 | up 22.6% | falling |
| 97 | Egypt | 97.16 | 2021 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 98 | Monaco | 95.89 | 2021 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 99 | Hungary | 95.85 | 2021 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 100 | Djibouti | 95.8 | 2021 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 101 | Bolivia | 95.54 | 2021 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 102 | Bulgaria | 95.17 | 2021 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 103 | Jordan | 94.54 | 2021 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 104 | Mexico | 93.85 | 2021 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 105 | Haiti | 93.83 | 2021 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 106 | Ecuador | 92.64 | 2021 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 107 | Belize | 90.84 | 2021 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 108 | Slovakia | 89.67 | 2021 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 109 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 89.34 | 2021 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 110 | Zimbabwe | 89.27 | 2021 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 111 | Namibia | 88.92 | 2021 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 112 | Botswana | 88.9 | 2021 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 113 | Sri Lanka | 87.04 | 2021 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 114 | El Salvador | 86.84 | 2021 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 115 | Paraguay | 86.07 | 2021 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 116 | India | 85.31 | 2021 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 117 | Barbados | 85.01 | 2021 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 118 | Maldives | 84.14 | 2021 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 119 | Micronesia (country) | 83.35 | 2021 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 120 | Antigua and Barbuda | 82.48 | 2021 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 121 | Rwanda | 81.08 | 2021 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 122 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 79.89 | 2021 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 123 | Eritrea | 77.94 | 2021 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 124 | Malaysia | 76.63 | 2021 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 125 | Tanzania | 76.38 | 2021 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 126 | Nauru | 76.25 | 2021 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 127 | Comoros | 76.23 | 2021 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 128 | Samoa | 74.72 | 2021 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 129 | Zambia | 74.4 | 2021 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 130 | Cuba | 74.36 | 2021 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 131 | Tuvalu | 74.35 | 2021 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 132 | Japan | 73.45 | 2021 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 133 | Dominican Republic | 73.03 | 2021 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 134 | Marshall Islands | 72.08 | 2021 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 135 | Panama | 71.79 | 2021 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 136 | Tonga | 70.63 | 2021 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 137 | Peru | 70.62 | 2021 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 138 | Bhutan | 70.53 | 2021 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 139 | Palau | 70.3 | 2021 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 140 | Guyana | 70.21 | 2021 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 141 | Solomon Islands | 69.06 | 2021 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 142 | Cook Islands | 68.05 | 2021 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 143 | Montenegro | 67.92 | 2021 | down 10.3% | flat |
| 144 | Papua New Guinea | 67.49 | 2021 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 145 | Pakistan | 66.81 | 2021 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 146 | East Timor | 65.91 | 2021 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 147 | Fiji | 65.77 | 2021 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 148 | Malawi | 65.15 | 2021 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 149 | Myanmar | 64.94 | 2021 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 150 | Bangladesh | 64.46 | 2021 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 151 | Vanuatu | 63.99 | 2021 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 152 | Nicaragua | 63.38 | 2021 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 153 | Cambodia | 63.31 | 2021 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 154 | Gabon | 63.29 | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 155 | Nepal | 62.48 | 2021 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 156 | Philippines | 62.3 | 2021 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 157 | Burundi | 62.18 | 2021 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 158 | Laos | 61.13 | 2021 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 159 | Equatorial Guinea | 60.92 | 2021 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 160 | Venezuela | 60.9 | 2021 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 161 | Niue | 60.4 | 2021 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 162 | Uganda | 59.34 | 2021 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 163 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 58.27 | 2021 | down 17.2% | flat |
| 164 | Madagascar | 58.24 | 2021 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 165 | Mozambique | 57.38 | 2021 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 166 | Somalia | 56.28 | 2021 | up 12.6% | flat |
| 167 | Romania | 54.47 | 2021 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 168 | Congo | 53.74 | 2021 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 169 | Angola | 51.25 | 2021 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 170 | Cape Verde | 50.33 | 2021 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 171 | South Sudan | 48.12 | 2021 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 172 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 47.84 | 2021 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 173 | Indonesia | 46.93 | 2021 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 174 | Sao Tome and Principe | 45.2 | 2021 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 175 | Ghana | 42.68 | 2021 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 176 | Central African Republic | 41.95 | 2021 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 177 | Ethiopia | 40.98 | 2021 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 178 | Cameroon | 39.39 | 2021 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 179 | Sierra Leone | 38.03 | 2021 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 180 | Liberia | 37.1 | 2021 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 181 | Mauritania | 36.76 | 2021 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 182 | Kenya | 35.97 | 2021 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 183 | Senegal | 35.66 | 2021 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 184 | Benin | 35.52 | 2021 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 185 | Cote d'Ivoire | 35.03 | 2021 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 186 | Gambia | 34.98 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 187 | Togo | 34.52 | 2021 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 188 | Guinea-Bissau | 33.74 | 2021 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 189 | Burkina Faso | 33.08 | 2021 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 190 | Guinea | 32.02 | 2021 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 191 | Niger | 30.29 | 2021 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 192 | Chad | 30.25 | 2021 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 193 | Mali | 29.79 | 2021 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 194 | Nigeria | 28.81 | 2021 | down 2.0% | flat |