Guyana vs Papua New Guinea: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate
Guyana
0.66 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
0.64 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Guyana rank
169th
Papua New Guinea rank
171st
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate over time
- Guyana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 0.66 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 169th and Papua New Guinea ranks 171st of 194 countries.
Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.607 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.782 deaths per 100,000 people | Guyana |
| 2010s | 0.809 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.638 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.171 deaths per 100,000 people | Guyana |
| 2020s | 0.735 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.625 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mental health and substance use disorders death rate, Guyana or Papua New Guinea?
- Guyana, at 0.66 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mental health and substance use disorders death rate between Guyana and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Papua New Guinea?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Guyana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Guyana ranks 169th and Papua New Guinea ranks 171st 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.