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social2023

Total number of current cases of substance 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 Data•204 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
833,387.8cases
Median: 146,152.5cases
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
28,453,944.0cases
Lowest
Tokelau
27.1cases
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China28,453,944.0cases
2India25,817,840.0cases
3United States of America21,586,216.0cases
4Brazil8,402,093.0cases
5Russian Federation7,363,648.0cases
By Region
North America6,682,834.8cases(4 countries)
Asia2,958,813.4cases(26 countries)
South America1,855,758.8cases(7 countries)
Africa845,591.9cases(9 countries)
Oceania618,034.8cases(2 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (27.1cases)High (28,453,944.0cases)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 833,387.8cases)

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

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 ↕
1People's Republic of China28,453,944.0cases
2India25,817,840.0cases
3United States of America21,586,216.0cases
4Brazil8,402,093.0cases
5Russian Federation7,363,648.0cases
6Pakistan3,444,022.8cases
7Indonesia3,295,575.5cases
8United Kingdom2,985,840.5cases
9Mexico2,723,407.5cases
10Bangladesh2,655,338.2cases
11Germany2,559,206.5cases
12Ethiopia2,132,020.5cases
13France2,072,627.0cases
14South Korea2,019,861.0cases
15Vietnam1,996,211.0cases
16Poland1,837,314.8cases
17Colombia1,757,615.8cases
18Myanmar1,713,130.6cases
19South Africa1,679,751.2cases
20Canada1,672,060.6cases
21Philippines1,616,231.9cases
22Japan1,485,071.5cases
23Ukraine1,461,634.6cases
24Nigeria1,383,361.5cases
25Italy1,328,483.1cases
26Spain1,317,363.8cases
27Thailand1,286,547.6cases
28Argentina1,170,077.4cases
29Australia1,028,989.3cases
30Islamic Republic of Iran962,332.9cases
31Democratic Republic of the Congo942,550.6cases
32United Republic of Tanzania890,292.9cases
33Uzbekistan834,892.1cases
34Kazakhstan806,877.9cases
35Egypt752,073.0cases
36Guatemala749,655.0cases
37Chile708,554.2cases
38Türkiye696,540.8cases
39Taiwan, Province of China602,110.9cases
40North Korea576,135.6cases
41Peru555,365.1cases
42Romania534,403.2cases
43Venezuela506,996.0cases
44Netherlands483,046.2cases
45Malaysia476,020.8cases
46Nepal435,769.4cases
47Mozambique420,541.0cases
48Kenya417,661.8cases
49Belarus415,663.0cases
50Uganda415,280.4cases
51Madagascar397,596.7cases
52Czech Republic397,137.3cases
53Cuba392,610.3cases
54Belgium381,801.8cases
55Sweden379,065.9cases
56Angola365,026.9cases
57Portugal360,348.3cases
58Rwanda359,751.0cases
59Hungary346,576.3cases
60Austria338,278.8cases
61Algeria337,726.5cases
62Azerbaijan334,003.0cases
63Iraq330,960.9cases
64Sri Lanka327,357.3cases
65Haiti320,274.0cases
66Switzerland314,930.4cases
67Ecuador311,861.1cases
68Honduras307,624.0cases
69Saudi Arabia296,486.4cases
70Morocco290,946.9cases
71Dominican Republic288,735.0cases
72El Salvador280,643.8cases
73Malawi275,889.5cases
74Zambia272,116.6cases
75Serbia270,692.9cases
76Tajikistan269,809.4cases
77Paraguay259,047.6cases
78Sudan253,627.6cases
79Ghana251,759.1cases
80Zimbabwe246,422.5cases
81Afghanistan246,403.2cases
82Denmark240,082.6cases
83Somalia239,540.5cases
84Cambodia238,221.9cases
85Cote d'Ivoire227,822.1cases
86Ireland225,967.4cases
87Bolivia225,594.4cases
88Cameroon224,878.3cases
89Greece223,880.1cases
90Yemen222,472.3cases
91Kyrgyzstan219,404.7cases
92Mongolia208,046.0cases
93Nicaragua207,361.6cases
94New Zealand207,080.4cases
95Bulgaria194,149.8cases
96Turkmenistan189,589.2cases
97Burundi186,443.0cases
98Slovakia178,740.4cases
99Finland175,217.4cases
100Papua New Guinea157,273.3cases
101Costa Rica149,434.6cases
102Croatia147,219.6cases
103Burkina Faso145,085.4cases
104Israel144,807.9cases
105Niger137,861.6cases
106Norway137,292.8cases
107Puerto Rico135,762.3cases
108Mali128,132.1cases
109Syrian Arab Republic126,724.6cases
110Moldova, Republic of122,571.3cases
111United Arab Emirates120,642.2cases
112South Sudan120,589.4cases
113Senegal115,128.2cases
114Lithuania110,081.3cases
115Eritrea109,486.9cases
116Lao People's Democratic Republic108,245.4cases
117Georgia103,632.2cases
118Slovenia102,428.1cases
119Chad102,189.3cases
120Jordan101,198.3cases
121Panama96,258.9cases
122Bosnia and Herzegovina96,255.3cases
123Benin95,687.1cases
124Tunisia94,679.6cases
125Singapore93,537.7cases
126Uruguay84,744.8cases
127Guinea83,288.0cases
128Armenia82,274.6cases
129Latvia78,733.1cases
130Republic of the Congo72,258.2cases
131Jamaica71,851.3cases
132Libya66,553.5cases
133Namibia63,959.6cases
134Central African Republic63,910.4cases
135Sierra Leone55,574.4cases
136Estonia55,543.7cases
137Togo53,956.8cases
138Albania52,902.9cases
139Lebanon50,353.2cases
140Botswana46,910.8cases
141Oman45,117.9cases
142Kuwait44,809.4cases
143Liberia44,398.1cases
144The Republic of North Macedonia43,398.2cases
145State of Palestine41,883.0cases
146Lesotho40,393.0cases
147Trinidad and Tobago36,931.7cases
148Mauritius33,010.1cases
149Cyprus32,672.6cases
150Qatar32,133.6cases
151Eswatini25,668.7cases
152Mauritania25,371.2cases
153Gabon23,682.7cases
154Luxembourg22,500.1cases
155Djibouti22,473.6cases
156Guyana21,242.4cases
157Equatorial Guinea18,976.5cases
158Timor-Leste18,889.1cases
159Bhutan18,050.0cases
160Suriname16,802.9cases
161Republic of The Gambia16,180.8cases
162Montenegro15,876.0cases
163Malta14,647.8cases
164Solomon Islands14,539.0cases
165Bahamas14,535.7cases
166Guinea-Bissau14,409.3cases
167Bahrain14,160.7cases
168Iceland13,828.1cases
169Fiji13,668.3cases
170Belize12,285.5cases
171Comoros12,278.5cases
172Maldives9,976.9cases
173Brunei Darussalam9,198.8cases
174Barbados8,446.6cases
175Saint Lucia6,869.2cases
176Vanuatu5,239.1cases
177Saint Vincent and the Grenadines4,120.8cases
178Grenada4,104.4cases
179Samoa3,956.0cases
180Antigua and Barbuda3,929.6cases
181Cape Verde3,850.8cases
182Virgin Islands, U.S.3,623.2cases
183Greenland2,921.0cases
184Guam2,773.2cases
185Dominica2,440.2cases
186Kiribati2,417.6cases
187Andorra2,349.9cases
188Saint Kitts and Nevis2,241.6cases
189Micronesia, Federated States of2,165.6cases
190Seychelles1,881.4cases
191Bermuda1,645.1cases
192Tonga1,632.3cases
193Sao Tome and Principe1,587.6cases
194Northern Mariana Islands1,266.9cases
195American Samoa862.6cases
196Monaco842.8cases
197San Marino801.8cases
198Marshall Islands742.3cases
199Palau348.3cases
200Cook Islands280.3cases
201Nauru240.8cases
202Tuvalu207.9cases
203Niue28.9cases
204Tokelau27.1cases
Showing 204 of 204 countries

Topics

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Data Source

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

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