Global and Cross-Country Inequalities in the Fatal and Non-Fatal Burden Attributable to Drug Use Disorders and Subtypes: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
India and the global population experienced rising age-standardized fatal and non-fatal rates due to DUDs-while China demonstrated progress. The trend varied by DUD subtypes, age group, and gender, with amphetamine use disorders disproportionately affecting India and China and females showing improved outcomes across all regions.
Authors
- Hui Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9880-4549)
- Lei Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5985-3177)
- Anxiu Sun
Institutions
- Nantong University (CN)
- Taixing People's Hospital (CN)
- The Affiliated Taizhou People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University (CN)
- Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital (CN)
- Yangzhou University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Iranian Journal of Public Health
- Published
- 2025-07-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.18502/ijph.v54i7.19156
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.76