Italy vs Lesotho: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate
Italy
2.86 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Lesotho
2.74 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Italy rank
65th
Lesotho rank
68th
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate over time
- Italy
- Lesotho
How they compare
Italy currently reports 2.86 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.74 deaths per 100,000 people in Lesotho, a difference of 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 65th and Lesotho ranks 68th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.721 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2010s | 2.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.112 deaths per 100,000 people | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.005 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mental health and substance use disorders death rate, Italy or Lesotho?
- Italy, at 2.86 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.74 deaths per 100,000 people in Lesotho as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mental health and substance use disorders death rate between Italy and Lesotho?
- 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Lesotho?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Italy and Lesotho rank globally for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Italy ranks 65th and Lesotho ranks 68th 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.