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Illegal drug users - Global prevalence 1990-2016

Prevalence of illegal drug use among the global population from 1990 to 2016

The data displays the worldwide prevalence of illicit drugs as a percentage of the global population aged between 15 and 64 years, from 1990 to 2016. In 1990, an estimated 4.8% of the global population used illicit drugs. This figure had increased to some 5.6% by the year 2016.

1990	4.8
2001	4.7
2003	4.9
2004	5	0.6
2005	4.8	0.6
2006	4.9	0.61
2007	4.9	0.64
2008	4.6	0.62
2009	4.8	0.62
2010	5	0.6
2011	5.2	0.6
2012	5.2	0.59
2013	5.2	0.59
2014	5.2
2015	5.3
2016	5.6

Illegal drug users - Global prevalence 1990-2016

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