Portugal vs Romania: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate
Portugal
2.8 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Romania
2.95 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Portugal rank
66th
Romania rank
64th
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate over time
- Portugal
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 2.95 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.8 deaths per 100,000 people in Portugal, a difference of 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Romania ahead.
Portugal ranks 66th and Romania ranks 64th of 194 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.65 deaths per 100,000 people | Romania |
| 2010s | 2.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.707 deaths per 100,000 people | Romania |
| 2020s | 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.105 deaths per 100,000 people | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mental health and substance use disorders death rate, Portugal or Romania?
- Romania, at 2.95 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.8 deaths per 100,000 people in Portugal as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mental health and substance use disorders death rate between Portugal and Romania?
- 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Romania?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Portugal and Romania rank globally for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Portugal ranks 66th and Romania ranks 64th 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.