Samoa vs Vanuatu: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate
Samoa
0.91 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Vanuatu
0.86 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Samoa rank
144th
Vanuatu rank
147th
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate over time
- Samoa
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.91 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.86 deaths per 100,000 people in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Samoa ranks 144th and Vanuatu ranks 147th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.842 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.887 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.045 deaths per 100,000 people | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 0.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.857 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.033 deaths per 100,000 people | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.05 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 Vanuatu?
- Samoa, at 0.91 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.86 deaths per 100,000 people in Vanuatu as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mental health and substance use disorders death rate between Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Samoa and Vanuatu rank globally for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Samoa ranks 144th and Vanuatu 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.