Brazil vs Uruguay: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate
Brazil
5.52 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Uruguay
5.31 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Brazil rank
40th
Uruguay rank
42nd
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate over time
- Brazil
- Uruguay
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 5.52 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.31 deaths per 100,000 people in Uruguay, a difference of 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 40th and Uruguay ranks 42nd of 194 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 2010s | 4.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.178 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 2020s | 5.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.66 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
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 Uruguay?
- Brazil, at 5.52 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.31 deaths per 100,000 people in Uruguay as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mental health and substance use disorders death rate between Brazil and Uruguay?
- 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Uruguay?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Brazil and Uruguay rank globally for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Brazil ranks 40th and Uruguay ranks 42nd 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.