TABLE 5.
Lifetime prevalence of volatile substance misuse among secondary school students by sex in South America
| Lifetime (%) |
Past year (%) |
Past month (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | N | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females |
| Argentina | 39,961 | 5.98 | 3.71 | 2.95 | 2.37 | 1.55 | 1.27 |
| Bolivia | 48,155 | 4.37 | 2.51 | 1.84 | 0.58 | 0.89 | 0.17 |
| Brazil | 20,386 | 17.77 | 15.48 | 16.29 | 14.38 | 11.26 | 9.98 |
| Colombia | 100,059 | 5.24 | 2.96 | 4.50 | 2.63 | 1.39 | 0.72 |
| Chile | 36,108 | 5.40 | 5.54 | 2.24 | 2.77 | 0.99 | 1.00 |
| Ecuador | 13,912 | 7.14 | 3.66 | 3.15 | 1.49 | 1.08 | 0.53 |
| Paraguay | 20,420 | 2.60 | 2.75 | 1.53 | 1.53 | 0.71 | 0.76 |
| Peru | 60,229 | 4.99 | 4.16 | 1.90 | 1.74 | 0.89 | 0.63 |
| Uruguay | 8,033 | 3.65 | 2.30 | 1.82 | 1.29 | 0.64 | 0.52 |
Source: UNODC/CICAD, 2006.