Chile vs Korea: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate
Chile
2.74 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Korea
2.63 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Chile rank
68th
Korea rank
70th
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate over time
- Chile
- Korea
How they compare
Chile currently reports 2.74 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.63 deaths per 100,000 people in Korea, a difference of 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Korea ahead.
Chile ranks 68th and Korea ranks 70th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.586 deaths per 100,000 people | Chile |
| 2010s | 2.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.148 deaths per 100,000 people | Chile |
| 2020s | 2.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.205 deaths per 100,000 people | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mental health and substance use disorders death rate, Chile or Korea?
- Chile, at 2.74 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.63 deaths per 100,000 people in Korea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mental health and substance use disorders death rate between Chile and Korea?
- 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Korea?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Chile and Korea rank globally for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Chile ranks 68th and Korea ranks 70th 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.