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Global number of people who inject drugs by region 2020

Published by
John Elflein,
Jul 19, 2022
This statistic shows the estimated number of the general population that currently inject drugs in 2020, by world region. Almost 5.2 million people in Asia were currently injecting drugs. Health problems related to the use of illicit drugs remains a global health burden as many of the users have no access to treatment.

Global estimated number of people who inject drugs as of 2020, by region

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Release date

June 2022

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2020

Age group

15-64 years

Supplementary notes

Highest estimate provided.

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4

Cannabis

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Opioids

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Other drugs

4

Drug injection and HIV

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Miscellaneous

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