Statistics about Heroin dependence

Prevalence and incidence statistics for Heroin dependence:

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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]

Incidence extrapolations for USA for Heroin dependence: 73,664 per year, 6,138 per month, 1,416 per week, 201 per day, 8 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. Note: this extrapolation calculation uses the incidence statistic: 1,235 annual cases in Victoria 1996 (DHS-VIC)

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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.

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