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Global population share of illicit drug use by drug 2016

Percentage of illicit drug use in global population by drug type 2016

The data displays the estimated percentage of the global population that have used illicit drugs in the past year in 2016, by drug type. During this year, a low estimate of 0.55% of the world's population aged between 15 and 64 years has used opioids.

Cannabis	3.4	4.8
Opioids	0.55	0.91
Opiates	0.28	0.53
Cocaine	0.28	0.47
Amphetamines	0.27	1.13
"Ecstasy"	0.18	0.66

Global population share of illicit drug use by drug 2016

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