Adult lifetime cannabis use by country
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Adult lifetime cannabis use by country is the lifetime prevalence of cannabis use among all adults in surveys among the general population.[1][2] Lifetime prevalence means any use of cannabis during a person’s life.[3] Unless another reference is indicated (see "References" column) all the data comes from the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addictions statistical bulletin from 2007.[1]
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Age range is the range the data computation is based on.
Country | Geographical area | Year | Age range | Cannabis (%) | Refs |
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Australia | National | 2007 | 14+ | 33.5 | [4] |
Austria | National | 2004 | 15–64 | 20.1 | |
Belgium | National | 2004 | 15–64 | 10.4 | [2] |
Bulgaria | National | 2005 | 18–60 | 4.4 | |
Canada | National | 2005 | 15+ | 44.5 | [5] |
Chile | National | 2014 | 12–64 | 31.5 | [6] |
China | Beijing and Shanghai metropolitan areas. | 2002–3 | 18+ | 0.3 | [2] |
Colombia | All urban areas of the country (approximately 73% of the total national population). | 2003 | 18–65 | 10.8 | [2] |
Cyprus | National | 2006 | 15–64 | 6.6 | |
Czech Republic | National | 2004 | 18–64 | 20.6 | |
Denmark | National | 2005 | 16–64 | 36.5 | |
Finland | National | 2004 | 15–64 | 12.9 | |
France | National | 2005 | 15–64 | 30.6 | |
Germany | National | 2003 | 18–59 | 24.5 | |
Ghana | National | 2007 | 15–64 | 21.5 | |
Greece | National (except Aegean and Ionian Islands) | 2004 | 15–64 | 8.9 | |
Hungary | National | 2003 | 18–54 | 9.8 | |
Israel | National | 2002–4 | 21+ | 11.5 | [2] |
Italy | National | 2005 | 15–64 | 29.3 | |
Japan | Four metropolitan areas (Fukiage, Kushikino, Nagasaki, Okayama). | 2002–3 | 20+ | 1.5 | [2] |
Latvia | National | 2003 | 15–64 | 10.6 | |
Lebanon | National | 2002–3 | 18+ | 4.6 | [2] |
Lithuania | National | 2004 | 15–64 | 7.6 | |
Luxembourg | National | 1998 | 15–64 | 12.9 | |
Malta | National | 2001 | 18–64 | 3.5 | |
Nepal | All urban areas of the country (approximately 80% of the total national population). | 2001–2 | 18–65 | 7.8 | [2] |
Mexico | All urban areas of the country (approximately 75% of the total national population). | 2001–2 | 18–65 | 7.8 | [2] |
Netherlands | National | 2005 | 15–64 | 22.6 | |
New Zealand | National | 2004–5 | 16+ | 41.9 | [2] |
Nigeria | 21 of the 36 states in the country, representing 57% of the national population. | 2002–3 | 18+ | 2.7 | [2] |
Norway | National | 2004 | 15–64 | 16.2 | |
Peru | Seven cities (Lima, Trujillo, Tacna, Arequipa, Ayacucho, Tarapoto and Iquitos) | 2003 | 12–64 | 10.3 | [7] |
Philippines | National | 2002–3 | 15-64 | 17.4 | |
Poland | National | 2002 | 16-64 | 7.7 | |
Portugal | National | 2001 | 15–64 | 7.6 | |
Romania | National | 2008 | 15–64 | 7.4 | |
Slovakia | National | 2004 | 15–64 | 15.6 | |
South Africa | National | 2003–4 | 18+ | 8.4 | [2] |
Spain | National | 2005–6 | 15-64 | 28.6 | |
Sweden | National | 2006 | 16–64 | 12.0 | |
UK ( England) | National | 2005–6 | 14–59 | 29.8 | |
UK ( Wales) | National | 2005–6 | 16–59 | 29.8 | |
UK ( Northern Ireland) | National | 2002–3 | 15–64 | 16.8 | |
UK ( Scotland) | National | 2004 | 16–64 | 20.5 | |
United Kingdom | United Kingdom overall | 2004 | 14+ | 29.6 | |
United States | National | 2010 | 16-34 | 51.6 | [8] |
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See also[edit]
- Annual cannabis use by country
- Legality of cannabis
- Decriminalization of non-medical marijuana in the United States
- Effects of cannabis
- Legal and medical status of cannabis
- Legality of cannabis by country
- Removal of cannabis from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act
- Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Table GPS-8 Part (i) "Lifetime prevalence of drug use among all adults (aged 15 to 64 years old) in nationwide surveys among the general population" Archived 2008-04-09 at the Wayback Machine.. Statistical bulletin 2007 (archive), EMCDDA (European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction).
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Toward a Global View of Alcohol, Tobacco, Cannabis, and Cocaine Use: Findings from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys" Archived 2018-01-12 at the Wayback Machine. July 2008, Volume 5, Issue 7, e141. PLoS Medicine (Public Library of Science). In the full article[dead link] see Table 1 for the survey dates, and participant ages. See Table 2 for the percentages of use by country.
- ^ Methods and definitions Archived 2009-02-02 at the Wayback Machine.. EMCDDA.
- ^ "Policing and cannabis use in Australia". NCPIC. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). 2011-10-06. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
- ^ Prevalencia vida consumo de marihuana. SENDA
- ^ "Las drogas y su impacto - CEDRO". 2013-09-26. Archived from the original on 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-12-27. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
External links[edit]
- These Are The European Nations That Smoke The Most Pot. By Nick Jardine. 18 October 2011. Business Insider.