Chile vs Portugal: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate

Chile
2.74 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Portugal
2.8 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Chile rank
68th
Portugal rank
66th

Mental health and substance use disorders death rate over time

  • Chile
  • Portugal
01234200020102021

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 2.8 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.74 deaths per 100,000 people in Chile, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 68th and Portugal ranks 66th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 3.44 deaths per 100,000 people 2.03 deaths per 100,000 people 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people Chile
2010s 2.33 deaths per 100,000 people 2.26 deaths per 100,000 people 0.069 deaths per 100,000 people Chile
2020s 2.54 deaths per 100,000 people 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people 0.295 deaths per 100,000 people Portugal

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 Portugal?
Portugal, at 2.8 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.74 deaths per 100,000 people in Chile as of 2021.
What is the difference in mental health and substance use disorders death rate between Chile and Portugal?
0.06 deaths per 100,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Portugal?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Chile and Portugal rank globally for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
Chile ranks 68th and Portugal ranks 66th 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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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.