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Cannabis use in the last year in Europe – young adults (15-34)
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Description
This infographic, developed to accompany the miniguide Cannabis: health and social responses in Europe presents some key statistics on cannabis use among young people (15-34) in the EU-27, Norway and Turkey. For more detailed statistics on prevalance and patterns of use, as well as methodological information, please refer to the Data section of our website.
Last year use, all young adults
Prevalence of cannabis use in the last year among young adults, by country
Last year cannabis use, all young adults: gender breakdown
Frequency of cannabis use in the past 30 days (%)
Source data
Table 1. Prevalence of cannabis use in the last year in Europe among young adults (15-34)
Use
Percentage
Used
15.5
Did not use
84.5
Table 2. Prevalence by gender, cannabis use in the last year in Europe among young adults (15-34)
Gender
Percentage (%)
Males
19.5
Females
11.2
Table 3. Frequency of use in the past 30 days (%)
Number of days used
Percentage (%)
1 to 3 days
49.1
4 to 9 days
18.6
10 to 19 days
10.9
20+ days
21.3
Cannabis use in the last year in the European Union – young adults (15-34)
