Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in India
India: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders was 85.31 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
85.31 DALYs per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
116th
of 194 countries
All-time high
87.84 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2019
All-time low
64.29 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2010
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in India, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in DALYs per 100,000 people.
Analysis
India recorded 85.31 DALYs per 100,000 people for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in 2021.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in India peaked at 87.84 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 64.29 DALYs per 100,000 people, in 2010.
That places India 116th 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 India, year by year
| Year | DALYs per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74.1 DALYs per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 73.53 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 73 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 72.23 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 72.27 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 72.52 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 69.39 DALYs per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 67.15 DALYs per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 65.33 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 64.53 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 64.29 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 64.96 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 66.68 DALYs per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 71.1 DALYs per 100,000 people | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 74.61 DALYs per 100,000 people | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 76.41 DALYs per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 78.95 DALYs per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 83.02 DALYs per 100,000 people | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 85.96 DALYs per 100,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 87.84 DALYs per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 85.23 DALYs per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 85.31 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.41 DALYs per 100,000 people | 64.53 DALYs per 100,000 people | 74.1 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.38 DALYs per 100,000 people | 64.29 DALYs per 100,000 people | 87.84 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.27 DALYs per 100,000 people | 85.23 DALYs per 100,000 people | 85.31 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near India
- 113 Sri Lanka 87.04 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 114 El Salvador 86.84 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 115 Paraguay 86.07 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 117 Barbados 85.01 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 118 Maldives 84.14 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 119 Micronesia, Federated States of 83.35 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in India?
- Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in India was 85.31 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 87.84 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2019.
- What is the lowest rate of disease burden from drug use disorders recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.29 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2010.
- How does India rank for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?
- India ranks 116th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.