 According to a 2005 estimate by the International Narcotics Control Board, six countries (Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States) consume 79% of the world's morphine.The less affluent countries, accounting for 80% of the world's population, consumed only about 6% of the global morphine supply.Some countries import virtually no morphine, and in others the drug is rarely available even for relieving severe pain while dying.