Denmark vs El Salvador: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate
Denmark
15.27 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
El Salvador
13.83 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Denmark rank
11th
El Salvador rank
13th
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate over time
- Denmark
- El Salvador
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 15.27 deaths per 100,000 people against 13.83 deaths per 100,000 people in El Salvador, a difference of 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
Denmark ranks 11th and El Salvador ranks 13th of 194 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.82 deaths per 100,000 people | Denmark |
| 2010s | 17.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.73 deaths per 100,000 people | Denmark |
| 2020s | 14.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mental health and substance use disorders death rate, Denmark or El Salvador?
- Denmark, at 15.27 deaths per 100,000 people against 13.83 deaths per 100,000 people in El Salvador as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mental health and substance use disorders death rate between Denmark and El Salvador?
- 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and El Salvador?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Denmark and El Salvador rank globally for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Denmark ranks 11th and El Salvador ranks 13th 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.