Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who in Canada
Canada: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who was 1,324 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who in Canada, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Canada recorded 1,324 for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who 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 who in Canada peaked at 1,324 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 436.73, 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 who in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 438.56 | — |
| 2001 | 443.75 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 450.56 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 436.73 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 442.98 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 461.97 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 471.1 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 488.36 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 490.63 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 504.06 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 514.08 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 533.95 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 555.18 | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 574.39 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 609.28 | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 668.93 | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 832.36 | +24.4% |
| 2017 | 1,003 | +20.5% |
| 2018 | 1,047 | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 965.99 | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 1,236 | +28.0% |
| 2021 | 1,324 | +7.1% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 1,324 is above the median for high income countries, which is 136.22, 9.7× the median. (63 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +28.0% | 965.99 | 1,236 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 462.87 | 436.73 | 504.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 730.41 | 514.08 | 1,047 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,280 | 1,236 | 1,324 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 1 United States 2,442 compare
- 3 Estonia 676.81 compare
- 4 United Kingdom 672.91 compare
- 5 Iceland 663.42 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who in Canada?
- Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who in Canada was 1,324 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1,324 in 2021.
- What is the lowest rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 436.73 in 2003.
- How does Canada rank for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who?
- Canada ranks 2nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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