Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Portugal
Portugal: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders was 101.67 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
101.67 DALYs per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
91st
of 194 countries
All-time high
133.84 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2000
All-time low
94.05 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2011
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Portugal, 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 Portugal stood at 101.67 DALYs per 100,000 people.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Portugal peaked at 133.84 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 94.05 DALYs per 100,000 people, in 2011.
That places Portugal 91st out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | DALYs per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 133.84 DALYs per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 129.31 DALYs per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 131.57 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 121.23 DALYs per 100,000 people | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 116.56 DALYs per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 114.13 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 109.61 DALYs per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 102.1 DALYs per 100,000 people | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 107.59 DALYs per 100,000 people | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 109.11 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 116.9 DALYs per 100,000 people | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 94.05 DALYs per 100,000 people | -19.5% |
| 2012 | 98.53 DALYs per 100,000 people | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 103.11 DALYs per 100,000 people | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 101.11 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 102.25 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 98.32 DALYs per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 102.14 DALYs per 100,000 people | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 106.37 DALYs per 100,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 106.85 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 103 DALYs per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 101.67 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 117.5 DALYs per 100,000 people | 102.1 DALYs per 100,000 people | 133.84 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.96 DALYs per 100,000 people | 94.05 DALYs per 100,000 people | 116.9 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.34 DALYs per 100,000 people | 101.67 DALYs per 100,000 people | 103 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 88 Trinidad and Tobago 103.88 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 89 Suriname 103.51 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 90 Jamaica 103.46 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 92 Tajikistan 101.6 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 93 Seychelles 100.41 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 94 Saint Lucia 97.88 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Portugal?
- Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Portugal was 101.67 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 133.84 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest rate of disease burden from drug use disorders recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.05 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2011.
- How does Portugal rank for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?
- Portugal ranks 91st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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.