Austria vs Germany: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate
Austria
10.05 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Germany
9.71 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Austria rank
20th
Germany rank
21st
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate over time
- Austria
- Germany
How they compare
Austria currently reports 10.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 9.71 deaths per 100,000 people in Germany, a difference of 0.34 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Germany ahead.
Austria ranks 20th and Germany ranks 21st of 194 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | Germany |
| 2010s | 8 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | Germany |
| 2020s | 9.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.38 deaths per 100,000 people | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mental health and substance use disorders death rate, Austria or Germany?
- Austria, at 10.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 9.71 deaths per 100,000 people in Germany as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mental health and substance use disorders death rate between Austria and Germany?
- 0.34 deaths per 100,000 people, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Germany?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Austria and Germany rank globally for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Austria ranks 20th and Germany ranks 21st 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.