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Edria Murray, Staff Editor

Author: Edria Murray, Staff Editor

In response to <i>Enrique Manero</i> and <i>Flávio Ferraz</i>:

<p>In both Colombia and Mexico, 80-94% of the population have access to essential drugs. In Brazil, less than 50% have access to essential drugs. You can view this information by clicking on the <a href=/red/graph/hea_dru_acc&int=-1>view all countries</a> link at the top of this page.</p>

<p>Also, note that this statistic gives the proportion of the population with <em>access to essential drugs</em> not the amount of drugs produced. </p>

<p>For information on <i>illicit</i> drugs see the <a href=/graph/cri_ill_dru&int=-1>illicit drugs</a> and <a href=/graph/cri_dru_off&int=-1>drug offences</a> pages in the <a href=/cat/Crime>crime</a> category.</p>
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DEFINITION: Population with access to essential drugs 2000. The data on access to essential drugs are based on statistical estimates received from World Health Organization (WHO) country and regional offices and regional advisers and through the World Drug Situation Survey carried out in 1998-99. These estimates represent the best information available to the WHO Department of Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy to date and are currently being validated by WHO member states. The department assigns the estimates to four groupings: very low access (0-49%), low access (50-79%), medium access (80-94%) and good access (95-100%). These groupings, used here in presenting the data, are often employed by the WHO in interpreting the data, as the actual estimates may suggest a higher level of accuracy than the data afford. b.
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COUNTRY
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DATE
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=1 CanadaCanada 95% 2000
=1 SwazilandSwaziland 95% 2000
=1 NetherlandsNetherlands 95% 2000
=1 South KoreaSouth Korea 95% 2000
=1 TurkeyTurkey 95% 2000
=1 FranceFrance 95% 2000
=1 SlovakiaSlovakia 95% 2000
=1 NorwayNorway 95% 2000
=1 BahrainBahrain 95% 2000
=1 LibyaLibya 95% 2000
=1 FinlandFinland 95% 2000
=1 MauritiusMauritius 95% 2000
=1 PortugalPortugal 95% 2000
=1 BarbadosBarbados 95% 2000
=1 Costa RicaCosta Rica 95% 2000
=1 LuxembourgLuxembourg 95% 2000
=1 IrelandIreland 95% 2000
=1 AustraliaAustralia 95% 2000
=1 ThailandThailand 95% 2000
=1 DenmarkDenmark 95% 2000
=1 EstoniaEstonia 95% 2000
=1 FijiFiji 95% 2000
=1 QatarQatar 95% 2000
=1 ItalyItaly 95% 2000
=1 SurinameSuriname 95% 2000
=1 IsraelIsrael 95% 2000
=1 JordanJordan 95% 2000
=1 HungaryHungary 95% 2000
=1 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 95% 2000
=1 GreeceGreece 95% 2000
=1 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 95% 2000
=1 SloveniaSlovenia 95% 2000
=1 SpainSpain 95% 2000
=1 New ZealandNew Zealand 95% 2000
=1 JamaicaJamaica 95% 2000
=1 United Arab EmiratesUAE 95% 2000
=1 CyprusCyprus 95% 2000
=1 CubaCuba 95% 2000
=1 United StatesUnited States 95% 2000
=1 SwedenSweden 95% 2000
=1 AustriaAustria 95% 2000
=1 JapanJapan 95% 2000
=1 AlgeriaAlgeria 95% 2000
=1 BelgiumBelgium 95% 2000
=1 CroatiaCroatia 95% 2000
=1 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 95% 2000
=1 GrenadaGrenada 95% 2000
=1 MaltaMalta 95% 2000
=1 KuwaitKuwait 95% 2000
=1 IcelandIceland 95% 2000
=1 GermanyGermany 95% 2000
=1 SingaporeSingapore 95% 2000
=1 Sri LankaSri Lanka 95% 2000
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 95% 2000
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 94.17% 2000
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 93.55% 2000
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 91.79% 2000
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 90% 2000
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 87.5% 2000
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 82.65% 2000
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 80.9% 2000
=54 DominicaDominica 80% 2000
=54 IndonesiaIndonesia 80% 2000
=54 GuineaGuinea 80% 2000
=54 PanamaPanama 80% 2000
=54 El SalvadorEl Salvador 80% 2000
=54 BelizeBelize 80% 2000
=54 LebanonLebanon 80% 2000
=54 ColombiaColombia 80% 2000
=54 VenezuelaVenezuela 80% 2000
=54 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 80% 2000
=54 SyriaSyria 80% 2000
=54 MexicoMexico 80% 2000
=54 BotswanaBotswana 80% 2000
=54 LithuaniaLithuania 80% 2000
=54 The GambiaThe Gambia 80% 2000
=54 Cape VerdeCape Verde 80% 2000
=54 The BahamasThe Bahamas 80% 2000
=54 OmanOman 80% 2000
=54 LesothoLesotho 80% 2000
=54 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 80% 2000
=54 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 80% 2000
=54 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 80% 2000
=54 ChinaChina 80% 2000
=54 VietnamVietnam 80% 2000
=54 BulgariaBulgaria 80% 2000
=54 RomaniaRomania 80% 2000
=54 South AfricaSouth Africa 80% 2000
=54 LatviaLatvia 80% 2000
=54 IranIran 80% 2000
=54 ChileChile 80% 2000
=54 SeychellesSeychelles 80% 2000
=54 EgyptEgypt 80% 2000
=54 DjiboutiDjibouti 80% 2000
=54 BhutanBhutan 80% 2000
=54 PolandPoland 80% 2000
=54 NamibiaNamibia 80% 2000
=54 ComorosComoros 80% 2000
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 73% 2000
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 67.6% 2000
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 65.44% 2000
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 63.51% 2000
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 60.83% 2000
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 55.94% 2000
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 51% 2000
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 51% 2000
=91 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 50% 2000
=91 EthiopiaEthiopia 50% 2000
=91 CameroonCameroon 50% 2000
=91 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 50% 2000
=91 MadagascarMadagascar 50% 2000
=91 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 50% 2000
=91 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 50% 2000
=91 BangladeshBangladesh 50% 2000
=91 MalaysiaMalaysia 50% 2000
=91 PhilippinesPhilippines 50% 2000
=91 MoroccoMorocco 50% 2000
=91 UzbekistanUzbekistan 50% 2000
=91 MaldivesMaldives 50% 2000
=91 SenegalSenegal 50% 2000
=91 ZimbabweZimbabwe 50% 2000
=91 MauritaniaMauritania 50% 2000
=91 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 50% 2000
=91 ArgentinaArgentina 50% 2000
=91 BoliviaBolivia 50% 2000
=91 GuatemalaGuatemala 50% 2000
=91 PakistanPakistan 50% 2000
=91 YemenYemen 50% 2000
=91 AlbaniaAlbania 50% 2000
=91 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 50% 2000
=91 EritreaEritrea 50% 2000
=91 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 50% 2000
=91 MongoliaMongolia 50% 2000
=91 PeruPeru 50% 2000
=91 LaosLaos 50% 2000
=91 BeninBenin 50% 2000
=91 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 50% 2000
=91 TogoTogo 50% 2000
=91 UkraineUkraine 50% 2000
=91 MaliMali 50% 2000
=91 RussiaRussia 50% 2000
=91 MozambiqueMozambique 50% 2000
=91 UgandaUganda 50% 2000
=91 NigerNiger 50% 2000
=91 BelarusBelarus 50% 2000
=91 UruguayUruguay 50% 2000
=91 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 50% 2000
=91 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 50% 2000
=91 ZambiaZambia 50% 2000
=91 KazakhstanKazakhstan 50% 2000
=91 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 50% 2000
=91 BurmaBurma 50% 2000
=91 TunisiaTunisia 50% 2000
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 46.79% 2000
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 45% 2000
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 44.65% 2000
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 43.75% 2000
=138 TajikistanTajikistan 0.0 2000
=138 MalawiMalawi 0.0 2000
=138 NigeriaNigeria 0.0 2000
=138 EcuadorEcuador 0.0 2000
=138 RwandaRwanda 0.0 2000
=138 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 0.0 2000
=138 GeorgiaGeorgia 0.0 2000
=138 SudanSudan 0.0 2000
=138 NepalNepal 0.0 2000
=138 ParaguayParaguay 0.0 2000
=138 CambodiaCambodia 0.0 2000
=138 GhanaGhana 0.0 2000
=138 GabonGabon 0.0 2000
=138 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 0.0 2000
=138 IndiaIndia 0.0 2000
=138 KenyaKenya 0.0 2000
=138 ArmeniaArmenia 0.0 2000
=138 AngolaAngola 0.0 2000
=138 ChadChad 0.0 2000
=138 BrazilBrazil 0.0 2000
=138 HaitiHaiti 0.0 2000
=138 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 0.0 2000
=138 BurundiBurundi 0.0 2000
=138 NicaraguaNicaragua 0.0 2000
=138 GuyanaGuyana 0.0 2000
=138 HondurasHonduras 0.0 2000

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In response to <i>Enrique Manero</i> and <i>Flávio Ferraz</i>:

<p>In both Colombia and Mexico, 80-94% of the population have access to essential drugs. In Brazil, less than 50% have access to essential drugs. You can view this information by clicking on the <a href=/red/graph/hea_dru_acc&int=-1>view all countries</a> link at the top of this page.</p>

<p>Also, note that this statistic gives the proportion of the population with <em>access to essential drugs</em> not the amount of drugs produced. </p>

<p>For information on <i>illicit</i> drugs see the <a href=/graph/cri_ill_dru&int=-1>illicit drugs</a> and <a href=/graph/cri_dru_off&int=-1>drug offences</a> pages in the <a href=/cat/Crime>crime</a> category.</p>

Posted on 07 Jun 2005

Edria Murray, Staff Editor

Edria Murray, Staff Editor

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