Samoa vs Tonga: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate
Samoa
0.91 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Tonga
0.86 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Samoa rank
144th
Tonga rank
147th
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate over time
- Samoa
- Tonga
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.91 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.86 deaths per 100,000 people in Tonga, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 144th and Tonga ranks 147th of 194 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.842 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.821 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.021 deaths per 100,000 people | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.836 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.054 deaths per 100,000 people | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.855 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.045 deaths per 100,000 people | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mental health and substance use disorders death rate, Samoa or Tonga?
- Samoa, at 0.91 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.86 deaths per 100,000 people in Tonga as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mental health and substance use disorders death rate between Samoa and Tonga?
- 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tonga?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Samoa and Tonga rank globally for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Samoa ranks 144th and Tonga ranks 147th 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.