Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Croatia
Croatia: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders was 187.05 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Croatia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in DALYs per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Croatia stood at 187.05 DALYs per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Croatia peaked at 305.14 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2007 and was at its lowest, 187.05 DALYs per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places Croatia 36th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Croatia, year by year
| Year | DALYs per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 187.51 DALYs per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 208.11 DALYs per 100,000 people | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 197.22 DALYs per 100,000 people | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 219.84 DALYs per 100,000 people | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 252.95 DALYs per 100,000 people | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 249.32 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 244.19 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 305.14 DALYs per 100,000 people | +25.0% |
| 2008 | 271.45 DALYs per 100,000 people | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 242.1 DALYs per 100,000 people | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 262.05 DALYs per 100,000 people | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 232.28 DALYs per 100,000 people | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 219.41 DALYs per 100,000 people | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 216.97 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 222.3 DALYs per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 214.04 DALYs per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 210.35 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 221.16 DALYs per 100,000 people | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 244.21 DALYs per 100,000 people | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 220.86 DALYs per 100,000 people | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 198.02 DALYs per 100,000 people | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 187.05 DALYs per 100,000 people | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 237.78 DALYs per 100,000 people | 187.51 DALYs per 100,000 people | 305.14 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 226.36 DALYs per 100,000 people | 210.35 DALYs per 100,000 people | 262.05 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 192.54 DALYs per 100,000 people | 187.05 DALYs per 100,000 people | 198.02 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 33 Netherlands 196.71 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Turkmenistan 195.86 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 35 France 189.73 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 37 Cyprus 185.65 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 38 Afghanistan 176.8 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 39 Belgium 176.57 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Croatia?
- Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Croatia was 187.05 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 Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 305.14 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2007.
- What is the lowest rate of disease burden from drug use disorders recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 187.05 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Croatia rank for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?
- Croatia ranks 36th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia 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.