Nigeria vs Zimbabwe: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate
Nigeria
0.83 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Zimbabwe
0.82 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Nigeria rank
151st
Zimbabwe rank
153rd
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate over time
- Nigeria
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.83 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.82 deaths per 100,000 people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 151st and Zimbabwe ranks 153rd of 194 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.758 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.248 deaths per 100,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.704 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.645 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.059 deaths per 100,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.785 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.785 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mental health and substance use disorders death rate, Nigeria or Zimbabwe?
- Nigeria, at 0.83 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.82 deaths per 100,000 people in Zimbabwe as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mental health and substance use disorders death rate between Nigeria and Zimbabwe?
- 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zimbabwe?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Nigeria and Zimbabwe rank globally for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Nigeria ranks 151st and Zimbabwe ranks 153rd 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.