Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Palau
Palau: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders was 70.3 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Palau, 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 Palau stood at 70.3 DALYs per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Palau peaked at 78.22 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 70.3 DALYs per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Palau ranks 139th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Palau, year by year
| Year | DALYs per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.22 DALYs per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 77.52 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 76.92 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 76.36 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 75.7 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 75.19 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 75.08 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 74.87 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 74.44 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 74.42 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 74.27 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 73.74 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 73.39 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 73.46 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 73.5 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 73.17 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 72.74 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 72.1 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 71.76 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 71.05 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 70.89 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 70.3 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.87 DALYs per 100,000 people | 74.42 DALYs per 100,000 people | 78.22 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.92 DALYs per 100,000 people | 71.05 DALYs per 100,000 people | 74.27 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.59 DALYs per 100,000 people | 70.3 DALYs per 100,000 people | 70.89 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2 |
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- 136 Tonga 70.63 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
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- 138 Bhutan 70.53 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 140 Guyana 70.21 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 141 Solomon Islands 69.06 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 142 Cook Islands 68.05 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Palau?
- Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Palau was 70.3 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 78.22 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest rate of disease burden from drug use disorders recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.3 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Palau rank for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?
- Palau ranks 139th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau 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.