Indicators
Key addiction indicators with definitions and sources. Every figure carries a deep link to its origin.
Total alcohol per capita (15+) consumption, litres of pure alcohol (WHO, Republic of Korea)
Litres of pure alcohol consumed per person aged 15 and over in a year. A WHO estimate that adds recorded consumption (sales and production s…
Drug offenders apprehended (total)
Number of drug offenders apprehended in a year (all narcotics, psychotropic drug and cannabis offenders). The total stated in the Supreme Pr…
Adult high-risk drinking rate
Share (%) of adults aged 19 and over who, in the past year, drank on average 7 or more drinks (men) or 5 or more drinks (women) per occasion…
Adult current smoking rate
Share (%) of adults aged 19 and over who have smoked at least 5 packs (100 cigarettes) of conventional cigarettes in their lifetime and curr…
People who used drugs in the past year, worldwide (aged 15–64)
UNODC estimate of the number of people aged 15–64 worldwide who used a drug (excluding alcohol and tobacco) at least once in the past 12 mon…
Youth gambling problem group (red) rate
Share (%) of school students (elementary grade 4 to high school year 3) classified in the problem group (problem gambling, RED) on the gambl…
Youth gambling problem severity rate (at-risk + problem)
Share (%) of school students (elementary grade 4 to high school year 3) in the at-risk group (moderate risk) plus the problem group (problem…
Youth gambling at-risk (yellow) rate
Share (%) of school students (elementary grade 4 to high school year 3) classified in the at-risk group (moderate risk, YELLOW) on the gambl…
Youth lifetime gambling experience rate (2024– Youth Gambling Survey)
Share (%) of students from elementary grade 4 to high school year 3 who said they have ever (lifetime) gambled themselves — report table "Yo…
Game usage rate, past year (ages 10–64/65)
Share (%) of people who played a PC, mobile, console or arcade game at least once in about the year up to the survey — base: all general-pub…
Smartphone overdependence risk group rate (ages 3–69)
Share (%) of smartphone users aged 3–69 classified as high-risk or potential-risk on the smartphone overdependence scale — report wording "o…