Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Canada
Canada: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders was 1,324 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Canada, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in DALYs per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Canada recorded 1,324 DALYs per 100,000 people for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 147.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Canada peaked at 1,324 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 436.73 DALYs per 100,000 people, in 2003.
Canada ranks 2nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Canada, year by year
| Year | DALYs per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 438.56 DALYs per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 443.75 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 450.56 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 436.73 DALYs per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 442.98 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 461.97 DALYs per 100,000 people | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 471.1 DALYs per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 488.36 DALYs per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 490.63 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 504.06 DALYs per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 514.08 DALYs per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 533.95 DALYs per 100,000 people | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 555.18 DALYs per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 574.39 DALYs per 100,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 609.28 DALYs per 100,000 people | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 668.93 DALYs per 100,000 people | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 832.36 DALYs per 100,000 people | +24.4% |
| 2017 | 1,003 DALYs per 100,000 people | +20.5% |
| 2018 | 1,047 DALYs per 100,000 people | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 965.99 DALYs per 100,000 people | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 1,236 DALYs per 100,000 people | +28.0% |
| 2021 | 1,324 DALYs per 100,000 people | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 462.87 DALYs per 100,000 people | 436.73 DALYs per 100,000 people | 504.06 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 730.41 DALYs per 100,000 people | 514.08 DALYs per 100,000 people | 1,047 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,280 DALYs per 100,000 people | 1,236 DALYs per 100,000 people | 1,324 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 1 United States of America 2,442 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 3 Estonia 676.81 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 672.91 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 5 Iceland 663.42 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Canada?
- Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Canada was 1,324 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1,324 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest rate of disease burden from drug use disorders recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 436.73 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2003.
- How does Canada rank for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?
- Canada ranks 2nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 147.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.