TABLE 1.
Estimated Age-Standardized Prevalence (%) and Number of Women and Men Who Were Dependent on Amphetamines, Opioids, and Cocaine, and Injected Drugs, 2010
| Amphetamines | Opioids | |||||||
| Women | Men | Women | Men | |||||
| N | % (95% UI) | N | % (95% UI) | N | % (95% UI) | N | % (95% UI) | |
| Asia Pacific, high income | 134,000 | 0.17 (0.10–0.29) | 238,000 | 0.30 (0.18–0.47) | 147,000 | 0.19 (0.10–0.34) | 308,500 | 0.37 (0.19–0.66) |
| Asia Central | 77,000 | 0.18 (0.13–0.24) | 126,000 | 0.30 (0.22–0.41) | 62,000 | 0.15 (0.10–0.21) | 146,500 | 0.34 (0.23–0.51) |
| Asia East | 939,000 | 0.13 (0.08–0.23) | 1,695,000 | 0.22 (0.13–0.37) | 746,000 | 0.10 (0.04–0.22) | 1,434,000 | 0.18 (0.08–0.36) |
| Asia South | 1,425,000 | 0.18 (0.10–0.31) | 2,567,000 | 0.30 (0.18–0.54) | 1,291,500 | 0.16 (0.13–0.20) | 3,039,500 | 0.36 (0.28–0.44) |
| Asia Southeast | 1,000,000 | 0.31 (0.23–0.42) | 1,723,000 | 0.54 (0.40–0.75) | 282,500 | 0.09 (0.06–0.13) | 673,500 | 0.21 (0.14–0.31) |
| Australasia | 36,000 | 0.31 (0.19–0.47) | 62,000 | 0.51 (0.33–0.76) | 30,550 | 0.25 (0.22–0.31) | 79,500 | 0.66 (0.57–0.78) |
| Caribbean | 33,000 | 0.15 (0.11–0.21) | 55,000 | 0.26 (0.18–0.35) | 35,500 | 0.17 (0.11–0.25) | 74,000 | 0.35 (0.23–0.54) |
| Europe Central | 134,000 | 0.23 (0.19–0.29) | 231,000 | 0.39 (0.32–0.48) | 66,500 | 0.11 (0.08–0.15) | 163,500 | 0.27 (0.19–0.39) |
| Europe Eastern | 112,000 | 0.11 (0.07–0.15) | 187,000 | 0.18 (0.13–0.27) | 192,500 | 0.17 (0.09–0.31) | 414,500 | 0.38 (0.21–0.69) |
| Europe Western | 336,000 | 0.19 (0.17–0.21) | 602,000 | 0.33 (0.29–0.37) | 346,000 | 0.18 (0.16–0.21) | 972,500 | 0.52 (0.46–0.58) |
| Latin America Andean | 28,000 | 0.10 (0.08–0.14) | 48,000 | 0.17 (0.13–0.22) | 48,000 | 0.18 (0.10–0.31) | 105,000 | 0.38 (0.21–0.63) |
| Latin America Central | 271,000 | 0.22 (0.16–0.32) | 439,000 | 0.38 (0.26–0.54) | 181,000 | 0.15 (0.09–0.25) | 391,000 | 0.34 (0.20–0.55) |
| Latin America South | 57,000 | 0.19 (0.14–0.26) | 96,000 | 0.32 (0.23–0.43) | 63,500 | 0.21 (0.11–0.39) | 144,500 | 0.48 (0.26–0.84) |
| Latin America Tropical | 265,000 | 0.25 (0.17–0.35) | 443,000 | 0.42 (0.29–0.58) | 161,500 | 0.14 (0.06–0.29) | 329,500 | 0.31 (0.13–0.61) |
| North Africa Middle East | 413,000 | 0.17 (0.14–0.22) | 732,000 | 0.29 (0.23–0.37) | 392,500 | 0.17 (0.12–0.23) | 981,000 | 0.39 (0.28–0.56) |
| North America, high income | 263,000 | 0.17 (0.12–0.22) | 454,000 | 0.29 (0.21–0.38) | 270,500 | 0.17 (0.13–0.22) | 688,500 | 0.43 (0.34–0.54) |
| Oceania | 9000 | 0.19 (0.12–0.31) | 16,000 | 0.32 (0.20–0.53) | 6000 | 0.13 (0.07–0.23) | 12,500 | 0.26 (0.13–0.47) |
| Sub-Saharan Africa Central | 79,000 | 0.18 (0.11–0.28) | 129,000 | 0.30 (0.19–0.47) | 39,000 | 0.09 (0.05–0.14) | 79,000 | 0.20 (0.10–0.35) |
| Sub-Saharan Africa East | 299,000 | 0.18 (0.13–0.23 | 499,000 | 0.30 (0.23–0.39) | 149,000 | 0.09 (0.07–0.13) | 339,500 | 0.21 (0.15–0.29) |
| Sub-Saharan Africa South | 68,000 | 0.18 (0.11–0.28) | 120,000 | 0.31 (0.20–0.47) | 50,500 | 0.14 (0.07–0.26) | 106,500 | 0.28 (0.13–0.53) |
| Sub-Saharan Africa West | 276,000 | 0.18 (0.13–0.25) | 466,000 | 0.30 (0.21–0.44) | 137,000 | 0.09 (0.06–0.14) | 298,500 | 0.20 (0.13–0.31) |
| Global | 6,256,000 | 0.18 (0.16–0.22) | 10,928,000 | 0.31 (0.27–0.37) | 4,698,500 | 0.14 (0.12–0.16) | 10,781,000 | 0.31 (0.27–0.35) |
| Cocaine | Injecting drug use | |||||||
| Women | Men | Women | Men | |||||
| N | % (95% UI) | N | % (95% UI) | N | % (95% UI) | N | % (95% UI) | |
| Asia Pacific, high income | 77,600 | 0.10 (0.06–0.16) | 179,700 | 0.22 (0.13–0.35) | 137,000 | 0.17 (0.12–0.28) | 384,000 | 0.46 (0.31–0.74) |
| Asia Central | 16,300 | 0.04 (0.03–0.05) | 35,500 | 0.08 (0.06–0.11) | 65,000 | 0.15 (0.11–0.22) | 191,000 | 0.47 (0.33–0.70) |
| Asia East | 69,600 | 0.01 (0.01–0.02) | 164,000 | 0.02 (0.01–0.04) | 781,000 | 0.12 (0.09–0.13) | 2,326,000 | 0.30 (0.26–0.35) |
| Asia South | 316,500 | 0.04 (0.02–0.06) | 769,500 | 0.09 (0.05–0.15) | 476,000 | 0.06 (0.05–0.08) | 1,482,000 | 0.18 (0.13–0.24) |
| Asia Southeast | 34,900 | 0.01 (0.01–0.02) | 79,200 | 0.02 (0.02–0.04) | 241,000 | 0.08 (0.06–0.09) | 733,000 | 0.23 (0.19–0.28) |
| Australasia | 9800 | 0.08 (0.05–0.15) | 22,300 | 0.19 (0.11–0.32) | 33,000 | 0.25 (0.08–0.73) | 94,000 | 0.77 (0.21–2.06) |
| Caribbean | 43,700 | 0.20 (0.15–0.28) | 99,800 | 0.46 (0.34–0.62) | 27,000 | 0.14 (0.07–0.26) | 81,000 | 0.43 (0.22–0.79) |
| Europe Central | 18,500 | 0.03 (0.02–0.04) | 44,200 | 0.07 (0.06–0.09) | 73,000 | 0.12 (0.07–0.21) | 221,000 | 0.36 (0.22–0.64) |
| Europe Eastern | 35,700 | 0.03 (0.02–0.05) | 81,300 | 0.08 (0.05–0.11) | 251,000 | 0.20 (0.11–0.50) | 761,000 | 0.70 (0.35–1.47) |
| Europe Western | 194,400 | 0.11 (0.10–0.12) | 446,300 | 0.24 (0.21–0.28) | 274,000 | 0.15 (0.12–0.17) | 835,000 | 0.43 (0.36–0.50) |
| Latin America Andean | 43,500 | 0.16 (0.11–0.21) | 101,600 | 0.36 (0.26–0.50) | 42,000 | 0.16 (0.06–0.36) | 118,000 | 0.45 (0.18–1.01) |
| Latin America Central | 85,500 | 0.07 (0.05–0.09) | 188,900 | 0.16 (0.12–0.22) | 166,000 | 0.14 (0.07–0.29) | 464,000 | 0.40 (0.19–0.81) |
| Latin America South | 56,200 | 0.19 (0.11–0.29) | 127,700 | 0.42 (0.27–0.65) | 42,000 | 0.14 (0.11–0.18) | 124,000 | 0.41 (0.32–0.53) |
| Latin America Tropical | 285,000 | 0.26 (0.17–0.39) | 634,900 | 0.59 (0.37–0.91) | 158,000 | 0.13 (0.13–0.17) | 398,000 | 0.38 (0.32–0.44) |
| North Africa Middle East | 205,000 | 0.08 (0.06–0.11) | 486,300 | 0.19 (0.14–0.24) | 296,000 | 0.12 (0.08–0.21) | 932,000 | 0.36 (0.23–0.59) |
| North America, high income | 494,800 | 0.33 (0.22–0.49) | 1,109,100 | 0.72 (0.48–1) | 363,000 | 0.22 (0.06–0.66) | 1,083,000 | 0.68 (0.19–1.78) |
| Oceania | 900 | 0.02 (0.01–0.03) | 2200 | 0.04 (0.03–0.07) | 5000 | 0.11 (0.05–0.31) | 15,000 | 0.34 (0.13–0.81) |
| Sub-Saharan Africa Central | 12,600 | 0.03 (0.02–0.05) | 27,700 | 0.07 (0.04–0.11) | 37,000 | 0.09 (0.04–0.21) | 108,000 | 0.28 (0.11–0.66) |
| Sub-Saharan Africa East | 32,800 | 0.02 (0.02–0.03) | 72,200 | 0.04 (0.03–0.06) | 140,000 | 0.09 (0.06–0.15) | 406,000 | 0.27 (0.16–0.43) |
| Sub-Saharan Africa South | 11,100 | 0.03 (0.02–0.05) | 25,500 | 0.07 (0.03–0.11) | 35,000 | 0.10 (0.04–0.25) | 109,000 | 0.30 (0.10–0.75) |
| Sub-Saharan Africa West | 45,500 | 0.03 (0.02–0.04) | 103,100 | 0.07 (0.05–0.10) | 129,000 | 0.09 (0.05–0.18) | 375,000 | 0.26 (0.14–0.49) |
| Global | 2,089,900 | 0.06 (0.05–0.07) | 4,800,800 | 0.14 (0.12–0.16) | 3,771,000 | 0.11 (0.10–0.13) | 11,240,000 | 0.32 (0.28–0.39) |