Finland vs Latvia: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate
Finland
18.18 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Latvia
21.69 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Finland rank
8th
Latvia rank
7th
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate over time
- Finland
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 21.69 deaths per 100,000 people against 18.18 deaths per 100,000 people in Finland, a difference of 3.51 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.2 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Latvia ahead.
Finland ranks 8th and Latvia ranks 7th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.8 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 2010s | 18.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.08 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 2020s | 17.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.095 deaths per 100,000 people | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mental health and substance use disorders death rate, Finland or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 21.69 deaths per 100,000 people against 18.18 deaths per 100,000 people in Finland as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mental health and substance use disorders death rate between Finland and Latvia?
- 3.51 deaths per 100,000 people, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Latvia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Finland and Latvia rank globally for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Finland ranks 8th and Latvia ranks 7th 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.