Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Fiji
Fiji: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders was 65.77 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Fiji, 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 Fiji stood at 65.77 DALYs per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Fiji peaked at 78.58 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2003 and was at its lowest, 65.77 DALYs per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places Fiji 147th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom 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 Fiji, year by year
| Year | DALYs per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.02 DALYs per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 76.03 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 77.26 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 78.58 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 76.89 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 75.03 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 72.92 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 72.06 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 70.7 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 68.96 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 69.05 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 69.35 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 69.79 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 68.85 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 68.43 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 67.96 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 67.51 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 67.13 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 66.55 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 66.34 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 66.16 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 65.77 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.45 DALYs per 100,000 people | 68.96 DALYs per 100,000 people | 78.58 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.1 DALYs per 100,000 people | 66.34 DALYs per 100,000 people | 69.79 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.97 DALYs per 100,000 people | 65.77 DALYs per 100,000 people | 66.16 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 144 Papua New Guinea 67.49 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 145 Pakistan 66.81 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 146 Timor-Leste 65.91 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 148 Malawi 65.15 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 149 Myanmar 64.94 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 150 Bangladesh 64.46 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Fiji?
- Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Fiji was 65.77 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 Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 78.58 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2003.
- What is the lowest rate of disease burden from drug use disorders recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.77 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Fiji rank for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?
- Fiji ranks 147th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji 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.