Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Bhutan
Bhutan: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders was 70.53 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
70.53 DALYs per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
138th
of 194 countries
All-time high
70.88 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2020
All-time low
56.36 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Bhutan, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in DALYs per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 70.53 DALYs per 100,000 people for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Bhutan peaked at 70.88 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 56.36 DALYs per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places Bhutan 138th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | DALYs per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.36 DALYs per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 57.59 DALYs per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 58.28 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 60.32 DALYs per 100,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 61.57 DALYs per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 62.72 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 63.63 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 64.57 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 65.69 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 66.15 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 66.55 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 67.12 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 68.2 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 69.51 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 70.28 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 70.34 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 70.01 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 70.51 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 69.42 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 69.37 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 70.88 DALYs per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 70.53 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.69 DALYs per 100,000 people | 56.36 DALYs per 100,000 people | 66.15 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.13 DALYs per 100,000 people | 66.55 DALYs per 100,000 people | 70.51 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.7 DALYs per 100,000 people | 70.53 DALYs per 100,000 people | 70.88 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
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- 139 Palau 70.3 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 140 Guyana 70.21 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 141 Solomon Islands 69.06 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Bhutan?
- Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Bhutan was 70.53 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rate of disease burden from drug use disorders recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 70.88 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest rate of disease burden from drug use disorders recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.36 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?
- Bhutan ranks 138th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of DALYs from drug use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.