El Salvador vs Iceland: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate
El Salvador
13.83 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Iceland
12.26 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
El Salvador rank
13th
Iceland rank
15th
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate over time
- El Salvador
- Iceland
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 13.83 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.26 deaths per 100,000 people in Iceland, a difference of 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 13th and Iceland ranks 15th of 194 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.27 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 13.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.84 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 13.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mental health and substance use disorders death rate, El Salvador or Iceland?
- El Salvador, at 13.83 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.26 deaths per 100,000 people in Iceland as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mental health and substance use disorders death rate between El Salvador and Iceland?
- 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iceland?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do El Salvador and Iceland rank globally for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- El Salvador ranks 13th and Iceland ranks 15th 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.