Bahamas vs Brazil: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate
Bahamas
5.91 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Brazil
5.52 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Bahamas rank
38th
Brazil rank
40th
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate over time
- Bahamas
- Brazil
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 5.91 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.52 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil, a difference of 0.39 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 38th and Brazil ranks 40th of 194 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.345 deaths per 100,000 people | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 5.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.658 deaths per 100,000 people | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 5.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mental health and substance use disorders death rate, Bahamas or Brazil?
- Bahamas, at 5.91 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.52 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mental health and substance use disorders death rate between Bahamas and Brazil?
- 0.39 deaths per 100,000 people, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Brazil?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Bahamas and Brazil rank globally for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Bahamas ranks 38th and Brazil ranks 40th 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.