Liberia vs Nigeria: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate
Liberia
0.81 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Nigeria
0.83 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Liberia rank
154th
Nigeria rank
151st
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate over time
- Liberia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.83 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.81 deaths per 100,000 people in Liberia, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nigeria ahead.
Liberia ranks 154th and Nigeria ranks 151st of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.677 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.758 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.081 deaths per 100,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.704 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.056 deaths per 100,000 people | Liberia |
| 2020s | 0.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.785 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.015 deaths per 100,000 people | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mental health and substance use disorders death rate, Liberia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.83 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.81 deaths per 100,000 people in Liberia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mental health and substance use disorders death rate between Liberia and Nigeria?
- 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Nigeria?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Liberia and Nigeria rank globally for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Liberia ranks 154th and Nigeria ranks 151st 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.