Malaysia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate

Malaysia
0.74 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sao Tome and Principe
0.75 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Malaysia rank
162nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
161st

Mental health and substance use disorders death rate over time

  • Malaysia
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.74 deaths per 100,000 people in Malaysia, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 162nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 161st of 194 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 0.506 deaths per 100,000 people 0.617 deaths per 100,000 people 0.111 deaths per 100,000 people Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 0.59 deaths per 100,000 people 0.683 deaths per 100,000 people 0.093 deaths per 100,000 people Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 0.665 deaths per 100,000 people 0.745 deaths per 100,000 people 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mental health and substance use disorders death rate, Malaysia or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.74 deaths per 100,000 people in Malaysia as of 2021.
What is the difference in mental health and substance use disorders death rate between Malaysia and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sao Tome and Principe?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Malaysia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
Malaysia ranks 162nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 161st 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
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths from mental and substance use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.