Italy vs Romania: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate

Italy
2.86 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Romania
2.95 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Italy rank
65th
Romania rank
64th

Mental health and substance use disorders death rate over time

  • Italy
  • Romania
23456200020102021

How they compare

Romania currently reports 2.95 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.86 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 65th and Romania ranks 64th of 194 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Romania Difference Ahead
2000s 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people 4.68 deaths per 100,000 people 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people Romania
2010s 2.2 deaths per 100,000 people 2.97 deaths per 100,000 people 0.771 deaths per 100,000 people Romania
2020s 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people 2.94 deaths per 100,000 people 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people Romania

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 Romania?
Romania, at 2.95 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 Italy and Romania?
0.09 deaths per 100,000 people, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Romania?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Italy and Romania rank globally for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
Italy ranks 65th and Romania ranks 64th 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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Indicator
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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Estimated number of deaths from mental and substance use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.