Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Belarus
Belarus: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 25.33 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Belarus, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 25.33 deaths per 100,000 people for mental health and substance use disorders death rate in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Belarus peaked at 35.26 deaths per 100,000 people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 23.12 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2008.
That places Belarus 2nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Belarus, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.39 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 30.72 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 32.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 32.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 31.82 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 31.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 28.84 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 26.32 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 23.12 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 25.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 35.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +39.7% |
| 2011 | 34.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 31.97 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 33.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 32.68 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 31.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 31.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 29.68 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 28.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 26.95 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 25.81 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 25.33 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 32.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 26.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 35.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 25.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 25.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Belarus?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Belarus was 25.33 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 35.26 deaths per 100,000 people in 2010.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.12 deaths per 100,000 people in 2008.
- How does Belarus rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Belarus ranks 2nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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.