Ecuador vs Uganda: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate
Ecuador
1.32 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Uganda
1.35 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Ecuador rank
112th
Uganda rank
109th
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate over time
- Ecuador
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people in Ecuador, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 112th and Uganda ranks 109th of 194 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.2 deaths per 100,000 people | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.573 deaths per 100,000 people | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mental health and substance use disorders death rate, Ecuador or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people in Ecuador as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mental health and substance use disorders death rate between Ecuador and Uganda?
- 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Uganda?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Ecuador and Uganda rank globally for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Ecuador ranks 112th and Uganda ranks 109th 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.