Prevalence of drug use disorders by age, World, 2021

Share of population within each category suffering from drug use disorders. Drug dependence is defined by theInternational Classification of Diseases as the presence of three or more indicators of dependence for at least amonth within the previous year. Drug dependency includes all illicit drugs.

<0.1%<0.1%1%1.9%1.7%1.2%1.2%0.1%0.7%0.7%5-14 years10-14 years15-19 years20-24 years25-29 years30-34 years15-49 years70+ yearsAll agesAge-standardized

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