Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Argentina
Argentina: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 0.83 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Argentina, 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 Argentina stood at 0.83 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 18.6% on the previous year and down 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Argentina peaked at 2.43 deaths per 100,000 people in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.83 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places Argentina 151st 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 Argentina, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.39 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 2.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 1.92 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.9% |
| 2003 | 2.28 deaths per 100,000 people | +18.7% |
| 2004 | 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.9% |
| 2005 | 1.97 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +24.6% |
| 2008 | 2.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 1.64 deaths per 100,000 people | -22.3% |
| 2011 | 1.68 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.2% |
| 2017 | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | -26.6% |
| 2018 | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.1% |
| 2021 | 0.83 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.925 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Argentina?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Argentina was 0.83 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 Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 2.43 deaths per 100,000 people in 2007.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.83 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Argentina rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Argentina ranks 151st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina 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.