Table 1.
Prevalence of marijuana use in Andean countries *.
| Bolivia | Colombia | Ecuador | Peru | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2012 | 2009 | 2012 | 2009 | 2012 | 2009 | 2012 | ||
| Lifetime | Males | 11.09 | 19.65 | 32.83 | 39.03 | 17.25 | 32.37 | 10.51 | 16.88 |
| Females | 3.76 | 6.44 | 19.27 | 24.35 | 6.18 | 13.10 | 5.61 | 6.57 | |
| Total | 7.49 | 11.97 | 26.41 | 31.16 | 11.41 | 21.94 | 8.40 | 11.58 | |
| Past year | Males | 2.66 | 5.06 | 14.55 | 19.86 | 6.88 | 12.64 | 3.36 | 6.02 |
| Females | 1.40 | 2.27 | 8.15 | 10.81 | 2.24 | 5.93 | 2.46 | 2.65 | |
| Total | 2.04 | 3.44 | 11.51 | 15.01 | 4.43 | 9.00 | 2.97 | 4.29 | |
| Past month | Males | 0.94 | 2.45 | 6.76 | 10.26 | 2.10 | 5.52 | 1.08 | 2.66 |
| Females | 0.56 | 0.73 | 3.61 | 4.44 | 1.30 | 2.10 | 0.91 | 0.63 | |
| Total | 0.76 | 1.45 | 5.27 | 7.14 | 1.68 | 3.67 | 1.00 | 1.62 | |
* Differences in prevalence between 2009 and 2012 were statistically significant (p < 0.01) for all countries, in the overall population and among males. Differences in prevalence for females were only significant in Colombia and Ecuador.