North Korea vs Tanzania: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate
North Korea
1.58 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Tanzania
1.7 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
North Korea rank
97th
Tanzania rank
94th
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate over time
- North Korea
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people in North Korea, a difference of 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 97th and Tanzania ranks 94th of 194 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.102 deaths per 100,000 people | North Korea |
| 2010s | 1.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.435 deaths per 100,000 people | North Korea |
| 2020s | 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mental health and substance use disorders death rate, North Korea or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people in North Korea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mental health and substance use disorders death rate between North Korea and Tanzania?
- 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Tanzania?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do North Korea and Tanzania rank globally for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- North Korea ranks 97th and Tanzania ranks 94th 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.