Brazil vs Cuba: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate

Brazil
5.52 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Cuba
6.14 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Brazil rank
40th
Cuba rank
37th

Mental health and substance use disorders death rate over time

  • Brazil
  • Cuba
2468200020102021

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 6.14 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.52 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil, a difference of 0.62 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cuba ahead.

Brazil ranks 40th and Cuba ranks 37th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Cuba in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Cuba Difference Ahead
2000s 3.97 deaths per 100,000 people 3.61 deaths per 100,000 people 0.355 deaths per 100,000 people Brazil
2010s 4.5 deaths per 100,000 people 5.87 deaths per 100,000 people 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people Cuba
2020s 5.5 deaths per 100,000 people 6.8 deaths per 100,000 people 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mental health and substance use disorders death rate, Brazil or Cuba?
Cuba, at 6.14 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 Brazil and Cuba?
0.62 deaths per 100,000 people, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Cuba?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Brazil and Cuba rank globally for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
Brazil ranks 40th and Cuba ranks 37th 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

Indicator
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths from mental and substance use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.