Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Afghanistan, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Afghanistan stood at 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Afghanistan peaked at 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2009.
Afghanistan ranks 99th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 96 South Sudan 1.62 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 97 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 98 Niue 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 100 Nicaragua 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 101 Philippines 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 102 Sri Lanka 1.46 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Afghanistan?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Afghanistan was 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people in 2009.
- How does Afghanistan rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 99th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mental health and substance use disorders death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from mental and substance use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.