Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Norway
Norway: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders was 509.74 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
509.74 DALYs per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 11.3%
World rank
7th
of 194 countries
All-time high
928.02 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2001
All-time low
509.74 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Norway, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in DALYs per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Norway recorded 509.74 DALYs per 100,000 people for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.3% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Norway peaked at 928.02 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 509.74 DALYs per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Norway ranks 7th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Norway, year by year
| Year | DALYs per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 856.78 DALYs per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 928.02 DALYs per 100,000 people | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 787.94 DALYs per 100,000 people | -15.1% |
| 2003 | 697.43 DALYs per 100,000 people | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 777.21 DALYs per 100,000 people | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 684.83 DALYs per 100,000 people | -11.9% |
| 2006 | 709.39 DALYs per 100,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 701.28 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 681.71 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 655 DALYs per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 646.51 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 586.12 DALYs per 100,000 people | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 593.62 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 575.24 DALYs per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 585.79 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 576.84 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 575.5 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 525.21 DALYs per 100,000 people | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 551.79 DALYs per 100,000 people | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 542.78 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 574.96 DALYs per 100,000 people | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 509.74 DALYs per 100,000 people | -11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 747.96 DALYs per 100,000 people | 655 DALYs per 100,000 people | 928.02 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 575.94 DALYs per 100,000 people | 525.21 DALYs per 100,000 people | 646.51 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 542.35 DALYs per 100,000 people | 509.74 DALYs per 100,000 people | 574.96 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 672.91 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 5 Iceland 663.42 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 6 Finland 536.97 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 8 Australia 485.28 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 9 Ireland 454.13 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 10 Russian Federation 418.38 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Norway?
- Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Norway was 509.74 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 928.02 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest rate of disease burden from drug use disorders recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 509.74 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Norway rank for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?
- Norway ranks 7th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway 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.