social2023
Other illicit drugs
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.
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Key Insights
Global Average
7,422.5cases
Median: 1,254.8cases
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
304,863.7cases
Lowest
Tokelau
0.2cases
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China304,863.7cases
2United States of America203,085.7cases
3India137,157.6cases
4Russian Federation55,445.0cases
5Australia52,392.4cases
By Region
North America59,763.6cases(4 countries)
Oceania28,254.2cases(2 countries)
Asia26,706.4cases(26 countries)
Africa8,950.7cases(9 countries)
South America8,099.9cases(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.2cases)High (304,863.7cases)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 7,422.5cases)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Asia (26)
Africa (9)
South America (7)
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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | People's Republic of China | 304,863.7cases |
| 2 | United States of America | 203,085.7cases |
| 3 | India | 137,157.6cases |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 55,445.0cases |
| 5 | Australia | 52,392.4cases |
| 6 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 47,091.0cases |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 42,417.0cases |
| 8 | Indonesia | 32,149.7cases |
| 9 | Germany | 31,224.5cases |
| 10 | Brazil | 27,263.0cases |
| 11 | France | 22,192.7cases |
| 12 | Japan | 21,487.7cases |
| 13 | Egypt | 19,040.6cases |
| 14 | Canada | 18,146.5cases |
| 15 | Türkiye | 17,769.7cases |
| 16 | Pakistan | 17,264.1cases |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 16,953.6cases |
| 18 | Spain | 16,329.2cases |
| 19 | Mexico | 15,630.6cases |
| 20 | Vietnam | 14,903.2cases |
| 21 | Nigeria | 14,222.5cases |
| 22 | Iraq | 14,121.7cases |
| 23 | Italy | 13,391.0cases |
| 24 | South Korea | 13,082.1cases |
| 25 | Algeria | 12,185.7cases |
| 26 | South Africa | 11,142.2cases |
| 27 | Philippines | 10,863.5cases |
| 28 | Argentina | 10,597.5cases |
| 29 | Morocco | 9,058.1cases |
| 30 | Thailand | 8,893.9cases |
| 31 | Taiwan, Province of China | 8,790.1cases |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 8,382.1cases |
| 33 | Ukraine | 7,411.0cases |
| 34 | Sudan | 6,966.1cases |
| 35 | Colombia | 6,746.1cases |
| 36 | Myanmar | 6,731.7cases |
| 37 | Poland | 6,512.8cases |
| 38 | Ethiopia | 6,500.0cases |
| 39 | Sweden | 6,444.8cases |
| 40 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6,110.7cases |
| 41 | Netherlands | 5,550.3cases |
| 42 | North Korea | 5,449.8cases |
| 43 | Uzbekistan | 5,201.2cases |
| 44 | Yemen | 5,154.9cases |
| 45 | Afghanistan | 5,027.8cases |
| 46 | Malaysia | 4,732.4cases |
| 47 | Peru | 4,701.9cases |
| 48 | Kazakhstan | 4,504.6cases |
| 49 | Chile | 4,406.8cases |
| 50 | United Republic of Tanzania | 4,338.6cases |
| 51 | New Zealand | 4,116.1cases |
| 52 | Belgium | 4,108.9cases |
| 53 | Switzerland | 4,085.2cases |
| 54 | Israel | 3,938.2cases |
| 55 | Ireland | 3,745.7cases |
| 56 | United Arab Emirates | 3,693.7cases |
| 57 | Greece | 3,354.5cases |
| 58 | Denmark | 3,337.7cases |
| 59 | Tunisia | 3,317.5cases |
| 60 | Portugal | 3,281.8cases |
| 61 | Kenya | 3,263.3cases |
| 62 | Romania | 3,241.2cases |
| 63 | Venezuela | 3,134.2cases |
| 64 | Norway | 3,127.3cases |
| 65 | Austria | 3,064.4cases |
| 66 | Libya | 3,042.8cases |
| 67 | Finland | 3,028.7cases |
| 68 | Nepal | 2,983.0cases |
| 69 | Sri Lanka | 2,882.9cases |
| 70 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2,866.3cases |
| 71 | Ghana | 2,795.2cases |
| 72 | Uganda | 2,754.3cases |
| 73 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2,664.9cases |
| 74 | Jordan | 2,545.0cases |
| 75 | Belarus | 2,479.1cases |
| 76 | Cameroon | 2,471.1cases |
| 77 | Angola | 2,348.7cases |
| 78 | Ecuador | 2,252.6cases |
| 79 | Guatemala | 2,191.7cases |
| 80 | Madagascar | 2,062.6cases |
| 81 | Cambodia | 2,054.9cases |
| 82 | Mozambique | 1,976.2cases |
| 83 | Kuwait | 1,970.0cases |
| 84 | Czech Republic | 1,890.7cases |
| 85 | Azerbaijan | 1,713.4cases |
| 86 | Serbia | 1,690.4cases |
| 87 | Singapore | 1,650.1cases |
| 88 | Hungary | 1,634.8cases |
| 89 | Burkina Faso | 1,631.7cases |
| 90 | Mali | 1,553.8cases |
| 91 | Zimbabwe | 1,552.8cases |
| 92 | Niger | 1,520.3cases |
| 93 | Bolivia | 1,515.6cases |
| 94 | Cuba | 1,379.5cases |
| 95 | Dominican Republic | 1,377.0cases |
| 96 | Tajikistan | 1,372.5cases |
| 97 | Oman | 1,354.8cases |
| 98 | Zambia | 1,353.3cases |
| 99 | Senegal | 1,351.1cases |
| 100 | Haiti | 1,350.3cases |
| 101 | Malawi | 1,325.2cases |
| 102 | Somalia | 1,255.6cases |
| 103 | Honduras | 1,254.0cases |
| 104 | Lebanon | 1,195.5cases |
| 105 | Papua New Guinea | 1,180.8cases |
| 106 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,176.5cases |
| 107 | Bulgaria | 1,127.4cases |
| 108 | Turkmenistan | 1,100.9cases |
| 109 | Chad | 1,096.6cases |
| 110 | Qatar | 1,067.6cases |
| 111 | Rwanda | 1,024.3cases |
| 112 | Benin | 985.6cases |
| 113 | Slovakia | 977.8cases |
| 114 | Guinea | 969.2cases |
| 115 | State of Palestine | 923.7cases |
| 116 | Burundi | 910.3cases |
| 117 | Moldova, Republic of | 896.8cases |
| 118 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 890.7cases |
| 119 | Puerto Rico | 849.1cases |
| 120 | Lithuania | 845.2cases |
| 121 | Nicaragua | 781.2cases |
| 122 | Paraguay | 758.8cases |
| 123 | El Salvador | 757.9cases |
| 124 | Uruguay | 731.4cases |
| 125 | Costa Rica | 699.8cases |
| 126 | Togo | 681.2cases |
| 127 | Sierra Leone | 654.3cases |
| 128 | Croatia | 648.9cases |
| 129 | South Sudan | 639.3cases |
| 130 | Georgia | 541.8cases |
| 131 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 522.9cases |
| 132 | Panama | 518.1cases |
| 133 | Cyprus | 515.5cases |
| 134 | Mongolia | 502.4cases |
| 135 | Eritrea | 500.7cases |
| 136 | Latvia | 492.1cases |
| 137 | Liberia | 481.8cases |
| 138 | Armenia | 481.0cases |
| 139 | Estonia | 466.2cases |
| 140 | Republic of the Congo | 457.9cases |
| 141 | Albania | 417.3cases |
| 142 | Slovenia | 412.9cases |
| 143 | Bahrain | 411.2cases |
| 144 | Central African Republic | 391.0cases |
| 145 | Jamaica | 359.1cases |
| 146 | Luxembourg | 344.7cases |
| 147 | Mauritania | 329.9cases |
| 148 | Namibia | 329.6cases |
| 149 | Botswana | 309.7cases |
| 150 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 305.5cases |
| 151 | Malta | 289.0cases |
| 152 | Iceland | 283.2cases |
| 153 | Mauritius | 225.5cases |
| 154 | Lesotho | 196.0cases |
| 155 | Trinidad and Tobago | 189.8cases |
| 156 | Republic of The Gambia | 185.3cases |
| 157 | Guinea-Bissau | 158.8cases |
| 158 | Gabon | 154.7cases |
| 159 | Timor-Leste | 142.1cases |
| 160 | Eswatini | 130.9cases |
| 161 | Brunei Darussalam | 123.9cases |
| 162 | Equatorial Guinea | 121.0cases |
| 163 | Djibouti | 118.6cases |
| 164 | Fiji | 113.1cases |
| 165 | Montenegro | 108.9cases |
| 166 | Guyana | 97.2cases |
| 167 | Solomon Islands | 88.8cases |
| 168 | Maldives | 85.7cases |
| 169 | Bhutan | 84.3cases |
| 170 | Suriname | 78.5cases |
| 171 | Comoros | 64.9cases |
| 172 | Bahamas | 58.6cases |
| 173 | Cape Verde | 49.0cases |
| 174 | Belize | 46.1cases |
| 175 | Barbados | 38.4cases |
| 176 | Vanuatu | 34.0cases |
| 177 | Andorra | 32.6cases |
| 178 | Kiribati | 24.8cases |
| 179 | Saint Lucia | 23.6cases |
| 180 | Greenland | 21.5cases |
| 181 | Samoa | 21.0cases |
| 182 | Guam | 19.7cases |
| 183 | Sao Tome and Principe | 18.9cases |
| 184 | Grenada | 16.2cases |
| 185 | Seychelles | 15.9cases |
| 186 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 14.8cases |
| 187 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 13.7cases |
| 188 | Antigua and Barbuda | 12.3cases |
| 189 | San Marino | 11.5cases |
| 190 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 11.5cases |
| 191 | Monaco | 11.4cases |
| 192 | Bermuda | 11.0cases |
| 193 | Tonga | 10.6cases |
| 194 | Dominica | 8.6cases |
| 195 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6.6cases |
| 196 | Northern Mariana Islands | 6.4cases |
| 197 | American Samoa | 5.7cases |
| 198 | Marshall Islands | 4.5cases |
| 199 | Palau | 2.6cases |
| 200 | Cook Islands | 1.8cases |
| 201 | Nauru | 1.4cases |
| 202 | Tuvalu | 1.2cases |
| 203 | Niue | 0.2cases |
| 204 | Tokelau | 0.2cases |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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