Afghanistan vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate
Afghanistan
1.54 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1.58 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Afghanistan rank
99th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
97th
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate over time
- Afghanistan
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 99th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 97th of 194 countries.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.024 deaths per 100,000 people | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2010s | 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.367 deaths per 100,000 people | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2020s | 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.075 deaths per 100,000 people | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mental health and substance use disorders death rate, Afghanistan or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people in Afghanistan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mental health and substance use disorders death rate between Afghanistan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 99th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 97th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Mental health and substance use disorders death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from mental and substance use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.