Papua New Guinea vs Peru: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate
Papua New Guinea
0.64 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Peru
0.67 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Papua New Guinea rank
171st
Peru rank
168th
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.67 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 171st and Peru ranks 168th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.607 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.914 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.307 deaths per 100,000 people | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.638 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.429 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.209 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.625 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.095 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mental health and substance use disorders death rate, Papua New Guinea or Peru?
- Peru, at 0.67 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mental health and substance use disorders death rate between Papua New Guinea and Peru?
- 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Peru?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Peru rank globally for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 171st and Peru ranks 168th 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.