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Current cases of drug use disorders per 100 people

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
0.6cases per 100 people
Median: 0.6cases per 100 people
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
United States of America
3.8cases per 100 people
Lowest
Chad
0.2cases per 100 people
Top 5 Countries
1United States of America3.8cases per 100 people
2Canada2.2cases per 100 people
3Australia2.1cases per 100 people
4New Zealand1.7cases per 100 people
5United Kingdom1.7cases per 100 people
By Region
Oceania1.9cases per 100 people(2 countries)
North America1.7cases per 100 people(4 countries)
Europe0.8cases per 100 people(32 countries)
South America0.8cases per 100 people(7 countries)
Other0.6cases per 100 people(124 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.2cases per 100 people)High (3.8cases per 100 people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.6cases per 100 people)

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 America3.8cases per 100 people
2Canada2.2cases per 100 people
3Australia2.1cases per 100 people
4New Zealand1.7cases per 100 people
5United Kingdom1.7cases per 100 people
6Estonia1.5cases per 100 people
7Puerto Rico1.5cases per 100 people
8Greenland1.5cases per 100 people
9Spain1.2cases per 100 people
10Iceland1.2cases per 100 people
11Jamaica1.2cases per 100 people
12Saint Lucia1.2cases per 100 people
13Ireland1.1cases per 100 people
14Dominica1.1cases per 100 people
15Chile1.1cases per 100 people
16Grenada1.1cases per 100 people
17Belize1.1cases per 100 people
18Switzerland1.1cases per 100 people
19Finland1.1cases per 100 people
20Antigua and Barbuda1.1cases per 100 people
21Bahamas1.0cases per 100 people
22Brazil1.0cases per 100 people
23Uruguay1.0cases per 100 people
24Norway1.0cases per 100 people
25Barbados1.0cases per 100 people
26Virgin Islands, U.S.1.0cases per 100 people
27Luxembourg1.0cases per 100 people
28Denmark1.0cases per 100 people
29Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1.0cases per 100 people
30Russian Federation1.0cases per 100 people
31Samoa1.0cases per 100 people
32Sweden0.9cases per 100 people
33Saint Kitts and Nevis0.9cases per 100 people
34Dominican Republic0.9cases per 100 people
35Colombia0.9cases per 100 people
36Bermuda0.9cases per 100 people
37Brunei Darussalam0.9cases per 100 people
38Haiti0.9cases per 100 people
39Suriname0.9cases per 100 people
40Guyana0.9cases per 100 people
41France0.9cases per 100 people
42Lithuania0.9cases per 100 people
43Czech Republic0.9cases per 100 people
44Netherlands0.9cases per 100 people
45Cuba0.8cases per 100 people
46Malta0.8cases per 100 people
47South Africa0.8cases per 100 people
48Germany0.8cases per 100 people
49Austria0.8cases per 100 people
50Belgium0.8cases per 100 people
51Kiribati0.8cases per 100 people
52Trinidad and Tobago0.8cases per 100 people
53Latvia0.8cases per 100 people
54Islamic Republic of Iran0.8cases per 100 people
55Kazakhstan0.8cases per 100 people
56Northern Mariana Islands0.8cases per 100 people
57Andorra0.8cases per 100 people
58Micronesia, Federated States of0.8cases per 100 people
59Nauru0.8cases per 100 people
60Marshall Islands0.8cases per 100 people
61Italy0.7cases per 100 people
62South Korea0.7cases per 100 people
63Mauritius0.7cases per 100 people
64Tokelau0.7cases per 100 people
65Tonga0.7cases per 100 people
66Tuvalu0.7cases per 100 people
67Singapore0.7cases per 100 people
68San Marino0.7cases per 100 people
69Argentina0.7cases per 100 people
70Maldives0.7cases per 100 people
71Papua New Guinea0.7cases per 100 people
72Solomon Islands0.7cases per 100 people
73Israel0.7cases per 100 people
74Taiwan, Province of China0.7cases per 100 people
75Fiji0.7cases per 100 people
76Palau0.7cases per 100 people
77United Arab Emirates0.7cases per 100 people
78American Samoa0.7cases per 100 people
79Guam0.7cases per 100 people
80Ukraine0.7cases per 100 people
81Paraguay0.7cases per 100 people
82Seychelles0.7cases per 100 people
83Monaco0.7cases per 100 people
84Thailand0.7cases per 100 people
85Poland0.7cases per 100 people
86Slovenia0.7cases per 100 people
87Cyprus0.7cases per 100 people
88Belarus0.6cases per 100 people
89Vanuatu0.6cases per 100 people
90Niue0.6cases per 100 people
91Croatia0.6cases per 100 people
92Turkmenistan0.6cases per 100 people
93Bolivia0.6cases per 100 people
94Vietnam0.6cases per 100 people
95North Korea0.6cases per 100 people
96Cook Islands0.6cases per 100 people
97Japan0.6cases per 100 people
98Timor-Leste0.6cases per 100 people
99Greece0.6cases per 100 people
100Ecuador0.6cases per 100 people
101Panama0.6cases per 100 people
102Costa Rica0.6cases per 100 people
103Myanmar0.6cases per 100 people
104Philippines0.6cases per 100 people
105Hungary0.6cases per 100 people
106Mongolia0.6cases per 100 people
107Portugal0.6cases per 100 people
108Malaysia0.6cases per 100 people
109Kuwait0.5cases per 100 people
110Honduras0.5cases per 100 people
111Moldova, Republic of0.5cases per 100 people
112Sri Lanka0.5cases per 100 people
113Lebanon0.5cases per 100 people
114Lao People's Democratic Republic0.5cases per 100 people
115Libya0.5cases per 100 people
116Bulgaria0.5cases per 100 people
117Slovakia0.5cases per 100 people
118Kyrgyzstan0.5cases per 100 people
119Mexico0.5cases per 100 people
120People's Republic of China0.5cases per 100 people
121Qatar0.5cases per 100 people
122Indonesia0.5cases per 100 people
123Azerbaijan0.5cases per 100 people
124Tajikistan0.5cases per 100 people
125Eswatini0.5cases per 100 people
126Uzbekistan0.5cases per 100 people
127Nicaragua0.5cases per 100 people
128Armenia0.5cases per 100 people
129Saudi Arabia0.5cases per 100 people
130Albania0.5cases per 100 people
131Cambodia0.5cases per 100 people
132Namibia0.5cases per 100 people
133Lesotho0.5cases per 100 people
134State of Palestine0.5cases per 100 people
135Bahrain0.5cases per 100 people
136Guatemala0.5cases per 100 people
137Morocco0.5cases per 100 people
138Peru0.5cases per 100 people
139El Salvador0.4cases per 100 people
140Oman0.4cases per 100 people
141Iraq0.4cases per 100 people
142Jordan0.4cases per 100 people
143Georgia0.4cases per 100 people
144Montenegro0.4cases per 100 people
145Algeria0.4cases per 100 people
146Afghanistan0.4cases per 100 people
147Serbia0.4cases per 100 people
148India0.4cases per 100 people
149Tunisia0.4cases per 100 people
150Botswana0.4cases per 100 people
151Rwanda0.4cases per 100 people
152Zimbabwe0.4cases per 100 people
153Sudan0.4cases per 100 people
154The Republic of North Macedonia0.4cases per 100 people
155Egypt0.4cases per 100 people
156Syrian Arab Republic0.4cases per 100 people
157Bhutan0.4cases per 100 people
158Yemen0.4cases per 100 people
159Türkiye0.3cases per 100 people
160United Republic of Tanzania0.3cases per 100 people
161Venezuela0.3cases per 100 people
162Equatorial Guinea0.3cases per 100 people
163Nepal0.3cases per 100 people
164Djibouti0.3cases per 100 people
165Liberia0.3cases per 100 people
166Malawi0.3cases per 100 people
167Pakistan0.3cases per 100 people
168Eritrea0.3cases per 100 people
169Bosnia and Herzegovina0.3cases per 100 people
170Madagascar0.3cases per 100 people
171Comoros0.3cases per 100 people
172South Sudan0.3cases per 100 people
173Ethiopia0.3cases per 100 people
174Bangladesh0.3cases per 100 people
175Uganda0.3cases per 100 people
176Mozambique0.3cases per 100 people
177Gabon0.3cases per 100 people
178Burundi0.3cases per 100 people
179Republic of the Congo0.3cases per 100 people
180Romania0.3cases per 100 people
181Ghana0.3cases per 100 people
182Zambia0.3cases per 100 people
183Somalia0.3cases per 100 people
184Democratic Republic of the Congo0.3cases per 100 people
185Cape Verde0.3cases per 100 people
186Kenya0.3cases per 100 people
187Sao Tome and Principe0.3cases per 100 people
188Angola0.3cases per 100 people
189Sierra Leone0.3cases per 100 people
190Benin0.3cases per 100 people
191Central African Republic0.3cases per 100 people
192Cote d'Ivoire0.2cases per 100 people
193Republic of The Gambia0.2cases per 100 people
194Cameroon0.2cases per 100 people
195Senegal0.2cases per 100 people
196Mauritania0.2cases per 100 people
197Guinea-Bissau0.2cases per 100 people
198Guinea0.2cases per 100 people
199Togo0.2cases per 100 people
200Mali0.2cases per 100 people
201Burkina Faso0.2cases per 100 people
202Niger0.2cases per 100 people
203Nigeria0.2cases per 100 people
204Chad0.2cases per 100 people
Showing 204 of 204 countries

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Data Source

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

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