Iraq vs Palau: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate
Iraq
0.95 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Palau
1 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Iraq rank
142nd
Palau rank
139th
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate over time
- Iraq
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 1 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.95 deaths per 100,000 people in Iraq, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Palau ahead.
Iraq ranks 142nd and Palau ranks 139th of 194 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.921 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people | Palau |
| 2010s | 0.948 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.082 deaths per 100,000 people | Palau |
| 2020s | 0.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mental health and substance use disorders death rate, Iraq or Palau?
- Palau, at 1 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.95 deaths per 100,000 people in Iraq as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mental health and substance use disorders death rate between Iraq and Palau?
- 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Palau?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Iraq and Palau rank globally for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Iraq ranks 142nd and Palau ranks 139th 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.