Eritrea vs Italy: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate
Eritrea
3.03 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Italy
2.86 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Eritrea rank
62nd
Italy rank
65th
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate over time
- Eritrea
- Italy
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 3.03 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.86 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy, a difference of 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.
Eritrea ranks 62nd and Italy ranks 65th of 194 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.804 deaths per 100,000 people | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 2.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.686 deaths per 100,000 people | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 2.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.115 deaths per 100,000 people | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mental health and substance use disorders death rate, Eritrea or Italy?
- Eritrea, at 3.03 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.86 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mental health and substance use disorders death rate between Eritrea and Italy?
- 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Italy?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Eritrea and Italy rank globally for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Eritrea ranks 62nd and Italy ranks 65th 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.