In 2019, it was estimated that almost two million people in East Asia and Southeast Asia injected drugs. Comparatively, approximately one hundred thousand people in Oceania injected drugs in 2019.
Estimated number of people who inject drugs in the Asia Pacific region in 2019, by region (in 1,000s)
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UNODC. (June 24, 2021). Estimated number of people who inject drugs in the Asia Pacific region in 2019, by region (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155269/apac-number-of-people-who-inject-drugs-by-region/
UNODC. "Estimated number of people who inject drugs in the Asia Pacific region in 2019, by region (in 1,000s)." Chart. June 24, 2021. Statista. Accessed September 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155269/apac-number-of-people-who-inject-drugs-by-region/
UNODC. (2021). Estimated number of people who inject drugs in the Asia Pacific region in 2019, by region (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155269/apac-number-of-people-who-inject-drugs-by-region/
UNODC. "Estimated Number of People Who Inject Drugs in The Asia Pacific Region in 2019, by Region (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155269/apac-number-of-people-who-inject-drugs-by-region/
UNODC, Estimated number of people who inject drugs in the Asia Pacific region in 2019, by region (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155269/apac-number-of-people-who-inject-drugs-by-region/ (last visited September 27, 2023)
Estimated number of people who inject drugs in the Asia Pacific region in 2019, by region (in 1,000s) [Graph], UNODC, June 24, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155269/apac-number-of-people-who-inject-drugs-by-region/