Statistics about Heroin dependence
| About statistics: This page presents a variety of statistics about Heroin dependence. The term 'prevalence' of Heroin dependence usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Heroin dependence at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Heroin dependence refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Heroin dependence diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics. |
Prevalence and incidence statistics for Heroin dependence: (see also prevalence and incidence page for Heroin dependence)
Incidence (annual) of Heroin dependence: 1,235 annual cases in Victoria 1996 (DHS-VIC)
Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 3,692 or 0.03% or 73,664 people in USA [about data]
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