Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders by country
Estimated number of DALYs from drug use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.
Countries reporting
194
Highest
2,442 DALYs per 100,000 people
United States
Lowest
28.81 DALYs per 100,000 people
Nigeria
Median
96.53 DALYs per 100,000 people
Years covered
22
2000β2021
Data points
4,263
What the numbers show
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 2,442 DALYs per 100,000 people in United States; the lowest is 28.81 DALYs per 100,000 people in Nigeria.
The median across all reporting countries is 96.53 DALYs per 100,000 people, and the mean is 147.66 DALYs per 100,000 people.
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: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 2,442 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 140.2% | rising |
| 2 | Canada | 1,324 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 147.9% | rising |
| 3 | Estonia | 676.81 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 31.2% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 672.91 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 5 | Iceland | 663.42 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 80.6% | rising |
| 6 | Finland | 536.97 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 7 | Norway | 509.74 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 8 | Australia | 485.28 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 9 | Ireland | 454.13 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 10 | Russia | 418.38 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 11 | Sweden | 408.09 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 12 | Denmark | 372.05 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 13 | Lithuania | 359.47 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 14 | Iran | 357.55 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 15 | Kiribati | 325.54 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 16 | Switzerland | 293.19 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | 288.74 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 18 | Luxembourg | 279.87 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 22.6% | falling |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates | 278.87 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 20 | Libya | 266.09 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 21 | Ukraine | 265.74 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 22 | Greece | 250.35 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 23 | New Zealand | 240.41 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 24 | Austria | 238.2 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 25 | Mauritius | 232.16 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 26 | Slovenia | 229.13 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 27 | Malta | 228.2 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 19.4% | falling |
| 28 | Latvia | 227.97 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 29 | Spain | 223.97 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 30 | Belarus | 215.26 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 31 | Germany | 212.14 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 32 | South Africa | 201.68 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 33 | Netherlands | 196.71 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 34 | Turkmenistan | 195.86 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 35 | France | 189.73 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 36 | Croatia | 187.05 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 37 | Cyprus | 185.65 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 38 | Afghanistan | 176.8 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 39 | Belgium | 176.57 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 40 | Algeria | 156.33 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 41 | Morocco | 155.18 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 42 | Vietnam | 143.78 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 43 | Kyrgyzstan | 143.73 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 44 | Kuwait | 142.39 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 45 | Moldova | 141.06 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 46 | Brazil | 139.48 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 47 | Tunisia | 138.47 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 17.7% | flat |
| 48 | Mongolia | 138.39 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 20.8% | flat |
| 49 | Israel | 137.88 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 50 | Uruguay | 136.22 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 51 | Chile | 135.13 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 52 | Sudan | 134.33 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 53 | Yemen | 133.35 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 54 | Iraq | 130.97 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 55 | Czechia | 130.44 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 56 | Lebanon | 130.03 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 57 | Italy | 129.27 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 58 | Dominica | 124.54 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 59 | Qatar | 124.22 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 60 | Guatemala | 123.61 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 61 | Singapore | 122.91 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 62 | North Macedonia | 122.74 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 63 | Georgia | 121.01 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 17.0% | flat |
| 64 | Armenia | 120.02 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 9.4% | flat |
| 65 | China | 118.75 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 66 | Syria | 115.31 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 67 | Bahrain | 115.03 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 18.0% | flat |
| 68 | Albania | 113.4 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 27.3% | flat |
| 69 | North Korea | 112.39 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 70 | Uzbekistan | 111.16 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 21.3% | flat |
| 71 | Saudi Arabia | 111.12 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 72 | Grenada | 110.1 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 36.6% | rising |
| 73 | Thailand | 109.35 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 74 | Serbia | 108.61 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 12.6% | flat |
| 75 | Oman | 108.52 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 23.7% | rising |
| 76 | Eswatini | 108.51 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 77 | Azerbaijan | 107.52 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 17.3% | flat |
| 78 | Lesotho | 106.11 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 79 | Colombia | 105.95 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 80 | Brunei | 105.57 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 81 | Argentina | 105.34 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 7.9% | flat |
| 82 | Bahamas | 105.21 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 83 | San Marino | 104.9 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 84 | Honduras | 104.82 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 85 | Turkey | 104.69 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 8.7% | flat |
| 86 | Costa Rica | 104.23 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 87 | Andorra | 104.06 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 88 | Trinidad and Tobago | 103.88 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 89 | Suriname | 103.51 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 90 | Jamaica | 103.46 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 91 | Portugal | 101.67 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 92 | Tajikistan | 101.6 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 93 | Seychelles | 100.41 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 94 | Saint Lucia | 97.88 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 95 | South Korea | 97.6 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 96 | Poland | 97.51 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 22.6% | falling |
| 97 | Egypt | 97.16 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 98 | Monaco | 95.89 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 99 | Hungary | 95.85 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 100 | Djibouti | 95.8 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 101 | Bolivia | 95.54 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 102 | Bulgaria | 95.17 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 103 | Jordan | 94.54 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 104 | Mexico | 93.85 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 105 | Haiti | 93.83 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 106 | Ecuador | 92.64 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 107 | Belize | 90.84 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 108 | Slovakia | 89.67 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 109 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 89.34 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 110 | Zimbabwe | 89.27 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 111 | Namibia | 88.92 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 112 | Botswana | 88.9 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 113 | Sri Lanka | 87.04 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 114 | El Salvador | 86.84 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 115 | Paraguay | 86.07 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 116 | India | 85.31 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 117 | Barbados | 85.01 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 118 | Maldives | 84.14 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 119 | Micronesia (country) | 83.35 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 120 | Antigua and Barbuda | 82.48 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 121 | Rwanda | 81.08 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 122 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 79.89 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 123 | Eritrea | 77.94 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 124 | Malaysia | 76.63 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 125 | Tanzania | 76.38 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 126 | Nauru | 76.25 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 127 | Comoros | 76.23 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 128 | Samoa | 74.72 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 129 | Zambia | 74.4 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 130 | Cuba | 74.36 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 131 | Tuvalu | 74.35 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 132 | Japan | 73.45 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 133 | Dominican Republic | 73.03 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 134 | Marshall Islands | 72.08 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 135 | Panama | 71.79 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 136 | Tonga | 70.63 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 137 | Peru | 70.62 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 138 | Bhutan | 70.53 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 139 | Palau | 70.3 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 140 | Guyana | 70.21 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 141 | Solomon Islands | 69.06 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 142 | Cook Islands | 68.05 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 143 | Montenegro | 67.92 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 10.3% | flat |
| 144 | Papua New Guinea | 67.49 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 145 | Pakistan | 66.81 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 146 | East Timor | 65.91 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 147 | Fiji | 65.77 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 148 | Malawi | 65.15 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 149 | Myanmar | 64.94 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 150 | Bangladesh | 64.46 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 151 | Vanuatu | 63.99 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 152 | Nicaragua | 63.38 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 153 | Cambodia | 63.31 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 154 | Gabon | 63.29 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 155 | Nepal | 62.48 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 156 | Philippines | 62.3 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 157 | Burundi | 62.18 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 158 | Laos | 61.13 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 159 | Equatorial Guinea | 60.92 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 160 | Venezuela | 60.9 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 161 | Niue | 60.4 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 162 | Uganda | 59.34 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 163 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 58.27 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 17.2% | flat |
| 164 | Madagascar | 58.24 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 165 | Mozambique | 57.38 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 166 | Somalia | 56.28 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 12.6% | flat |
| 167 | Romania | 54.47 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 168 | Congo | 53.74 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 169 | Angola | 51.25 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 170 | Cape Verde | 50.33 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 171 | South Sudan | 48.12 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 172 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 47.84 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 173 | Indonesia | 46.93 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 174 | Sao Tome and Principe | 45.2 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 175 | Ghana | 42.68 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 176 | Central African Republic | 41.95 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 177 | Ethiopia | 40.98 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 178 | Cameroon | 39.39 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 179 | Sierra Leone | 38.03 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 180 | Liberia | 37.1 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 181 | Mauritania | 36.76 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 182 | Kenya | 35.97 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 183 | Senegal | 35.66 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 184 | Benin | 35.52 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 185 | Cote d'Ivoire | 35.03 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 186 | Gambia | 34.98 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 187 | Togo | 34.52 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 188 | Guinea-Bissau | 33.74 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 189 | Burkina Faso | 33.08 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 190 | Guinea | 32.02 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 191 | Niger | 30.29 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 192 | Chad | 30.25 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 193 | Mali | 29.79 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 194 | Nigeria | 28.81 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 2.0% | flat |
About this data
Estimated number of DALYs from drug use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.