Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Albania
Albania: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 0.88 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Albania, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Albania is 0.88 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.3% on the previous year and down 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Albania peaked at 2.34 deaths per 100,000 people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.88 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places Albania 146th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Albania, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 1.34 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 2.17 deaths per 100,000 people | +58.4% |
| 2006 | 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 2.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 2.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 2.34 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 2.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people | -25.8% |
| 2013 | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.2% |
| 2021 | 0.88 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.985 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 143 Uzbekistan 0.92 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 144 Samoa 0.91 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 145 Kenya 0.9 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 147 Pakistan 0.86 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 147 Tonga 0.86 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 147 Vanuatu 0.86 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Albania?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Albania was 0.88 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 Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.34 deaths per 100,000 people in 2009.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.88 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Albania rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Albania ranks 146th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania 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.