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
2000–2021
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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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