This statistic shows the percentage of people worldwide that have used select types of drugs within the past 12 months as of the end of 2016. According to the data, 94.6 percent of people used alcohol within the past year and 46.3 percent of people had used cannabis within the past year.
Percentage of drug users that have used select drugs within the past 12 months as of 2017
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Global Drug Survey. (May 9, 2018). Percentage of drug users that have used select drugs within the past 12 months as of 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/748274/global-use-of-select-types-of-drugs-within-the-past-12-months/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Global Drug Survey. "Percentage of drug users that have used select drugs within the past 12 months as of 2017." Chart. May 9, 2018. Statista. Accessed January 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/748274/global-use-of-select-types-of-drugs-within-the-past-12-months/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Global Drug Survey. (2018). Percentage of drug users that have used select drugs within the past 12 months as of 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/748274/global-use-of-select-types-of-drugs-within-the-past-12-months/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Global Drug Survey. "Percentage of Drug Users That Have Used Select Drugs within The past 12 Months as of 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/748274/global-use-of-select-types-of-drugs-within-the-past-12-months/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Global Drug Survey, Percentage of drug users that have used select drugs within the past 12 months as of 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/748274/global-use-of-select-types-of-drugs-within-the-past-12-months/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 26, 2025)
Percentage of drug users that have used select drugs within the past 12 months as of 2017 [Graph], Global Drug Survey, May 9, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/748274/global-use-of-select-types-of-drugs-within-the-past-12-months/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
