Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who in United States
United States: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who was 2,442 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who in United States, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United States recorded 2,442 for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who 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 who in United States peaked at 2,442 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 542.6, in 2000.
United States 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 who in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 542.6 | — |
| 2001 | 572.24 | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 637.39 | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 681.85 | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 716.75 | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 772.88 | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 847.67 | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 861.79 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 881.74 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 905.98 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 940.33 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 1,017 | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 1,054 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 1,134 | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 1,229 | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 1,366 | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 1,591 | +16.5% |
| 2017 | 1,737 | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 1,743 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,830 | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 2,258 | +23.4% |
| 2021 | 2,442 | +8.2% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 2,442 is above the median for high income countries, which is 136.22, 17.9× the median. (63 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 742.09 | 542.6 | 905.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,364 | 940.33 | 1,830 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,350 | 2,258 | 2,442 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who in United States?
- Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who in United States was 2,442 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 2,442 in 2021.
- What is the lowest rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 542.6 in 2000.
- How does United States rank for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who?
- United States ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who rising or falling in United States?
- 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 data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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