Adult lifetime cannabis use by country


Adult lifetime cannabis use by country is the lifetime prevalence of cannabis use among all adults in surveys among the general population. Lifetime prevalence means any use of cannabis during a person’s life. Unless another reference is indicated all the data comes from the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addictions statistical bulletin from 2007.

Table

Age range is the range the data computation is based on.
CountryGeographical areaYearAge rangeCannabis Refs
National200714+33.5
National200415–6420.1
National200415–6410.4
National200518–604.4
National200515+44.5
National201412–6431.5
Beijing and Shanghai metropolitan areas.2002–318+0.3
All urban areas of the country.200318–6510.8
National200615–646.6
National200418–6420.6
National200516–6436.5
National200415–6412.9
National200515–6430.6
National200318–5924.5
National200715–6421.5
National 200415–648.9
National200318–549.8
National2002–421+11.5
National200515–6429.3
Four metropolitan areas.2002–320+1.5
National200315–6410.6
National2002–318+4.6
National200415–647.6
National199815–6412.9
National200118–643.5
All urban areas of the country.2001–218–657.8
All urban areas of the country.2001–218–657.8
National200515–6422.6
National2004–516+41.9
21 of the 36 states in the country, representing 57% of the national population.2002–318+2.7
National200415–6416.2
Seven cities 200312–6410.3
National2002–315-6417.4
National200216-647.7
National200115–647.6
National200815–647.4
National200415–6415.6
National2003–418+8.4
National2005–615-6428.6
National200616–6412.0
UK National2005–614–5929.8
UK National2005–616–5929.8
UK National2002–315–6416.8
UK National200416–6420.5
United Kingdom overall200414+29.6
National201016-3451.6

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