Cameroon vs Kuwait: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate
Cameroon
1.12 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Kuwait
1.17 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Cameroon rank
127th
Kuwait rank
124th
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate over time
- Cameroon
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people in Cameroon, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kuwait ahead.
Cameroon ranks 127th and Kuwait ranks 124th of 194 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.913 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.272 deaths per 100,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.025 deaths per 100,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.165 deaths per 100,000 people | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mental health and substance use disorders death rate, Cameroon or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people in Cameroon as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mental health and substance use disorders death rate between Cameroon and Kuwait?
- 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kuwait?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Cameroon and Kuwait rank globally for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Cameroon ranks 127th and Kuwait ranks 124th 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.