Cuba vs Netherlands: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate

Cuba
6.14 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Netherlands
6.73 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Cuba rank
37th
Netherlands rank
34th

Mental health and substance use disorders death rate over time

  • Cuba
  • Netherlands
2468200020102021

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 6.73 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.14 deaths per 100,000 people in Cuba, a difference of 0.59 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 37th and Netherlands ranks 34th of 194 countries.

Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Netherlands Difference Ahead
2000s 3.61 deaths per 100,000 people 2.96 deaths per 100,000 people 0.646 deaths per 100,000 people Cuba
2010s 5.87 deaths per 100,000 people 4.66 deaths per 100,000 people 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people Cuba
2020s 6.8 deaths per 100,000 people 6.59 deaths per 100,000 people 0.21 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, Cuba or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 6.73 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.14 deaths per 100,000 people in Cuba as of 2021.
What is the difference in mental health and substance use disorders death rate between Cuba and Netherlands?
0.59 deaths per 100,000 people, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Netherlands?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Cuba and Netherlands rank globally for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
Cuba ranks 37th and Netherlands ranks 34th 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.