Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Bhutan
Bhutan: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Bhutan, 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 Bhutan is 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Bhutan peaked at 0.82 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.72 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2010.
That places Bhutan 157th 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 Bhutan, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.74 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.72 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.72 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.74 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.77 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.82 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.77 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.82 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.745 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.805 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 154 Gambia 0.81 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 154 Liberia 0.81 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 154 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.81 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 158 Brunei Darussalam 0.77 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 158 Chad 0.77 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 160 Niger 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 0.8032 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Bhutan?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Bhutan was 0.79 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.82 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.72 deaths per 100,000 people in 2010.
- How does Bhutan rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Bhutan ranks 157th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.