Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in United States of America
United States of America: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders was 2,442 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in United States of America, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in DALYs per 100,000 people.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 2,442 DALYs per 100,000 people for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 140.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in United States of America peaked at 2,442 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 542.6 DALYs per 100,000 people, in 2000.
United States of America ranks 1st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in United States of America, year by year
| Year | DALYs per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 542.6 DALYs per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 572.24 DALYs per 100,000 people | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 637.39 DALYs per 100,000 people | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 681.85 DALYs per 100,000 people | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 716.75 DALYs per 100,000 people | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 772.88 DALYs per 100,000 people | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 847.67 DALYs per 100,000 people | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 861.79 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 881.74 DALYs per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 905.98 DALYs per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 940.33 DALYs per 100,000 people | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 1,017 DALYs per 100,000 people | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 1,054 DALYs per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 1,134 DALYs per 100,000 people | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 1,229 DALYs per 100,000 people | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 1,366 DALYs per 100,000 people | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 1,591 DALYs per 100,000 people | +16.5% |
| 2017 | 1,737 DALYs per 100,000 people | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 1,743 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,830 DALYs per 100,000 people | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 2,258 DALYs per 100,000 people | +23.4% |
| 2021 | 2,442 DALYs per 100,000 people | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 742.09 DALYs per 100,000 people | 542.6 DALYs per 100,000 people | 905.98 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,364 DALYs per 100,000 people | 940.33 DALYs per 100,000 people | 1,830 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,350 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2,258 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2,442 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in United States of America?
- Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in United States of America was 2,442 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 2,442 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest rate of disease burden from drug use disorders recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 542.6 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does United States of America rank for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?
- United States of America ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 140.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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.