Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 0.38 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Bangladesh, 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 Bangladesh stood at 0.38 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Bangladesh peaked at 0.38 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places Bangladesh 185th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.33 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.36 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.38 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.38 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people, 35% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.38 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.725 deaths per 100,000 people, 52% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.295 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.326 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.375 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Bangladesh?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Bangladesh was 0.38 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.38 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Bangladesh ranks 185th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.