Japan vs Malawi: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate
Japan
1.98 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Malawi
1.78 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Japan rank
85th
Malawi rank
88th
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate over time
- Japan
- Malawi
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people in Malawi, a difference of 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.
Japan ranks 85th and Malawi ranks 88th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.595 deaths per 100,000 people | Malawi |
| 2010s | 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.081 deaths per 100,000 people | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mental health and substance use disorders death rate, Japan or Malawi?
- Japan, at 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people in Malawi as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mental health and substance use disorders death rate between Japan and Malawi?
- 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malawi?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Malawi rank globally for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Japan ranks 85th and Malawi ranks 88th 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.