Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders was 87.04 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
87.04 DALYs per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
113th
of 194 countries
All-time high
141.16 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2000
All-time low
83.35 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Sri Lanka, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in DALYs per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 87.04 DALYs per 100,000 people for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in 2021.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Sri Lanka peaked at 141.16 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 83.35 DALYs per 100,000 people, in 2020.
That places Sri Lanka 113th 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | DALYs per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 141.16 DALYs per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 133.33 DALYs per 100,000 people | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 126.57 DALYs per 100,000 people | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 119.27 DALYs per 100,000 people | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 111.08 DALYs per 100,000 people | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 109.12 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 106.61 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 102.59 DALYs per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 99.5 DALYs per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 95.77 DALYs per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 92.79 DALYs per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 92.49 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 90.28 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 88.15 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 86.71 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 86.36 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 86.67 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 86.99 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 87.33 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 88.39 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 83.35 DALYs per 100,000 people | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 87.04 DALYs per 100,000 people | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 114.5 DALYs per 100,000 people | 95.77 DALYs per 100,000 people | 141.16 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.62 DALYs per 100,000 people | 86.36 DALYs per 100,000 people | 92.79 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.19 DALYs per 100,000 people | 83.35 DALYs per 100,000 people | 87.04 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 110 Zimbabwe 89.27 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 111 Namibia 88.92 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 112 Botswana 88.9 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
- 116 India 85.31 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Sri Lanka?
- Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Sri Lanka was 87.04 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 141.16 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest rate of disease burden from drug use disorders recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.35 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2020.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?
- Sri Lanka ranks 113th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.