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Share of females with alcohol or drug use disorders

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data204 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
1.2%
Median: 0.9%
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
United States of America
5.1%
Lowest
Nepal
0.4%
Top 5 Countries
1United States of America5.1%
2Greenland4.1%
3Canada3.0%
4Poland3.0%
5New Zealand2.8%
By Region
Oceania2.8%(2 countries)
North America2.7%(4 countries)
Europe1.9%(32 countries)
South America1.6%(7 countries)
Other1.1%(124 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.4%)High (5.1%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 1.2%)

Oceania (2)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
Other (124)
Asia (26)
Africa (9)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1United States of America5.1%
2Greenland4.1%
3Canada3.0%
4Poland3.0%
5New Zealand2.8%
6Slovenia2.8%
7Australia2.7%
8Ireland2.7%
9Saint Kitts and Nevis2.5%
10Czech Republic2.5%
11Antigua and Barbuda2.4%
12Hungary2.4%
13Chile2.4%
14Russian Federation2.4%
15United Kingdom2.4%
16Croatia2.3%
17Saint Lucia2.3%
18Sweden2.3%
19Mongolia2.2%
20Brazil2.2%
21Slovakia2.2%
22Belarus2.1%
23Denmark2.1%
24Paraguay2.1%
25Iceland2.1%
26Switzerland2.0%
27Romania2.0%
28Bahamas2.0%
29Luxembourg2.0%
30Dominica2.0%
31Bosnia and Herzegovina2.0%
32Virgin Islands, U.S.2.0%
33Finland1.9%
34Puerto Rico1.9%
35Serbia1.8%
36Austria1.8%
37Bulgaria1.8%
38Montenegro1.8%
39South Korea1.8%
40Estonia1.8%
41Grenada1.7%
42France1.7%
43Albania1.7%
44The Republic of North Macedonia1.7%
45Latvia1.7%
46Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1.7%
47Jamaica1.6%
48Ukraine1.6%
49Belgium1.6%
50Guatemala1.6%
51Germany1.6%
52Lithuania1.6%
53Belize1.5%
54Barbados1.5%
55Colombia1.5%
56Kazakhstan1.5%
57Moldova, Republic of1.5%
58Spain1.5%
59Argentina1.5%
60Haiti1.5%
61Uruguay1.5%
62Trinidad and Tobago1.5%
63Guyana1.5%
64Norway1.5%
65Dominican Republic1.5%
66Azerbaijan1.5%
67Bermuda1.5%
68Italy1.5%
69Suriname1.5%
70Cuba1.4%
71Turkmenistan1.4%
72Andorra1.4%
73Malta1.4%
74Brunei Darussalam1.3%
75San Marino1.3%
76Armenia1.3%
77El Salvador1.3%
78Cyprus1.3%
79Monaco1.3%
80Kyrgyzstan1.3%
81Bolivia1.3%
82Uzbekistan1.2%
83Netherlands1.2%
84Georgia1.2%
85Costa Rica1.2%
86Tajikistan1.2%
87Honduras1.2%
88Nicaragua1.2%
89Greece1.2%
90Ecuador1.1%
91Panama1.1%
92Singapore1.1%
93South Africa1.1%
94Peru1.1%
95Israel1.0%
96Mauritius1.0%
97Venezuela1.0%
98Mexico1.0%
99Northern Mariana Islands1.0%
100Samoa1.0%
101Portugal1.0%
102Tonga1.0%
103North Korea0.9%
104Micronesia, Federated States of0.9%
105People's Republic of China0.9%
106Taiwan, Province of China0.9%
107Japan0.9%
108Nauru0.9%
109Marshall Islands0.9%
110Palau0.9%
111Kiribati0.9%
112Tokelau0.9%
113Tuvalu0.9%
114Seychelles0.9%
115Fiji0.9%
116Guam0.8%
117Vietnam0.8%
118Lao People's Democratic Republic0.8%
119Maldives0.8%
120Lesotho0.8%
121Namibia0.8%
122Papua New Guinea0.8%
123Niue0.8%
124Cook Islands0.8%
125Solomon Islands0.8%
126Bhutan0.8%
127American Samoa0.8%
128Eswatini0.8%
129Vanuatu0.8%
130Malaysia0.8%
131Rwanda0.8%
132Botswana0.8%
133Sri Lanka0.8%
134Philippines0.8%
135Myanmar0.8%
136Indonesia0.8%
137India0.8%
138Timor-Leste0.7%
139Cambodia0.7%
140Ghana0.7%
141Cape Verde0.7%
142Liberia0.7%
143Thailand0.7%
144Gabon0.7%
145Sierra Leone0.7%
146Qatar0.7%
147Republic of the Congo0.7%
148Zimbabwe0.7%
149Equatorial Guinea0.7%
150Benin0.7%
151Djibouti0.7%
152Comoros0.7%
153Guinea-Bissau0.7%
154United Arab Emirates0.7%
155Sao Tome and Principe0.7%
156Eritrea0.6%
157United Republic of Tanzania0.6%
158Bahrain0.6%
159Cameroon0.6%
160Libya0.6%
161Kuwait0.6%
162Lebanon0.6%
163Türkiye0.6%
164Angola0.6%
165Saudi Arabia0.6%
166Cote d'Ivoire0.6%
167Republic of The Gambia0.6%
168Togo0.6%
169Afghanistan0.6%
170Ethiopia0.6%
171Morocco0.6%
172Democratic Republic of the Congo0.6%
173Madagascar0.6%
174Burkina Faso0.6%
175Central African Republic0.6%
176Senegal0.6%
177Jordan0.6%
178Guinea0.6%
179South Sudan0.6%
180State of Palestine0.6%
181Syrian Arab Republic0.6%
182Malawi0.6%
183Oman0.6%
184Islamic Republic of Iran0.6%
185Tunisia0.6%
186Burundi0.6%
187Kenya0.6%
188Zambia0.6%
189Nigeria0.6%
190Bangladesh0.6%
191Mozambique0.6%
192Algeria0.6%
193Iraq0.6%
194Egypt0.5%
195Mauritania0.5%
196Mali0.5%
197Chad0.5%
198Pakistan0.5%
199Sudan0.5%
200Niger0.5%
201Somalia0.5%
202Yemen0.5%
203Uganda0.5%
204Nepal0.4%
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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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