Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Chad
Chad: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 0.77 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Chad, 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 Chad is 0.77 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Chad peaked at 0.8 deaths per 100,000 people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places Chad 158th 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 Chad, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.74 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.74 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.74 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.77 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.78 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.78 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.78 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.78 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.77 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.753 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.778 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 157 Bhutan 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 158 Brunei Darussalam 0.77 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 160 Niger 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 161 Sao Tome and Principe 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Chad?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Chad was 0.77 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 Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 deaths per 100,000 people in 2010.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Chad rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Chad ranks 158th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad 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.