Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Myanmar
Myanmar: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders was 64.94 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Myanmar, 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 Myanmar stood at 64.94 DALYs per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Myanmar peaked at 72.61 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 64.94 DALYs per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Myanmar ranks 149th of 194 countries on this measure, 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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | DALYs per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.52 DALYs per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 72.61 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 72.54 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 72.28 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 72.42 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 72.5 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 72.1 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 71.21 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 70.37 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 69.58 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 68.89 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 68.87 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 68.34 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 68.06 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 68.03 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 67.78 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 67.39 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 66.72 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 66.3 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 65.89 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 65.21 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 64.94 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.81 DALYs per 100,000 people | 69.58 DALYs per 100,000 people | 72.61 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.63 DALYs per 100,000 people | 65.89 DALYs per 100,000 people | 68.89 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.07 DALYs per 100,000 people | 64.94 DALYs per 100,000 people | 65.21 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 146 Timor-Leste 65.91 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 147 Fiji 65.77 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 148 Malawi 65.15 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 150 Bangladesh 64.46 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 151 Vanuatu 63.99 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 152 Nicaragua 63.38 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Myanmar?
- Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Myanmar was 64.94 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 72.61 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest rate of disease burden from drug use disorders recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.94 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Myanmar rank for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?
- Myanmar ranks 149th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.