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