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TAUX PREVALENCE [2 records]

Record 1 2018-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistics
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
CONT

Africa has the third highest cannabis prevalence rate in the world, after the Oceania region and North America, with estimates ranging from 21.6 to 59.1 million users, or 3.8% to 10.4% of the population.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Statistique
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
CONT

[Le] taux de prévalence de la consommation de cannabis au cours de la dernière année chez les Canadiens âgés de 15 ans et plus s’élevait à 11 % (3,1 millions) en 2013, ce qui représente une légère progression par rapport à 2012 (10 % ou 2,8 millions).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estadística
  • Drogas y toxicomanía
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Record 2 2008-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Epidemiology
DEF

The number of cases of ill-health existing at a given moment of time expressed per unit of the average population.

OBS

HOHEA: Hogarth, J. Glossary of health care terminology. Copenhagen, WHO Regional Office for Europe, 1978. (Public Health in Europe, No. 4).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épidémiologie
DEF

Rapport, pour une maladie donnée, du nombre de cas ou de malades, à une date donnée, à la population à cette date.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Epidemiología
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