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Number of people with a drug use disorder, World, 1990 to 2017

Total number of people with a drug use disorder, differentiated by sex. Drug dependence is defined by the International Classification of Diseases as the presence of
three or more indicators of dependence for at least a month within the previous year. Drug dependency includes all illicit drugs.

1990201719952000200520102015MalesFemales

Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease