Brazil vs India: Mental health and substance use disorders deaths
Brazil
11,838 deaths
in 2021
India
29,217 deaths
in 2021
Brazil rank
5th
India rank
3rd
Mental health and substance use disorders deaths over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 29,217 deaths against 11,838 deaths in Brazil, a difference of 17,379 deaths.
That makes India's figure about 2.5 times Brazil's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 5th and India ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,384 deaths | 20,227 deaths | 12,844 deaths | India |
| 2010s | 9,180 deaths | 27,454 deaths | 18,274 deaths | India |
| 2020s | 11,765 deaths | 30,080 deaths | 18,315 deaths | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mental health and substance use disorders deaths, Brazil or India?
- India, at 29,217 deaths against 11,838 deaths in Brazil as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mental health and substance use disorders deaths between Brazil and India?
- 17,379 deaths, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for mental health and substance use disorders deaths?
- Brazil ranks 5th and India ranks 3rd 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 deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Estimated number of deaths from mental and substance use disorders in both sexes.