Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Austria
Austria: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 10.05 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
10.05 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 16.6%
World rank
20th
of 194 countries
All-time high
10.05 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
5.03 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2002
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Austria, 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 Austria stood at 10.05 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 16.6% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Austria peaked at 10.05 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.03 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2002.
Austria ranks 20th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Austria, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.79 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 6.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 5.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.3% |
| 2003 | 6.84 deaths per 100,000 people | +36.0% |
| 2004 | 7.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 6.38 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 6.63 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 7.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 7.87 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 8.94 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 8.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 8.32 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 8.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 8.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 7.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 8.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 7.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 7.47 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 8.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 7.9 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 8.62 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 10.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 8 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 11.24 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 18 Lithuania 10.81 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 19 Norway 10.08 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 21 Germany 9.71 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 22 France 9.37 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 23 Hungary 9.22 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Austria?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Austria was 10.05 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 Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 10.05 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.03 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002.
- How does Austria rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Austria ranks 20th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria 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.