Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Comoros
Comoros: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 2.15 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Comoros, 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 Comoros is 2.15 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Comoros peaked at 2.16 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.82 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2003.
That places Comoros 78th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Comoros, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.99 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.88 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 1.82 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 1.83 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.84 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.91 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 1.92 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 2.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 1.97 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 2 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 2.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 2.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 2.14 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 2.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 75 Belize 2.26 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 76 Eswatini 2.17 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 77 Suriname 2.16 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 79 Viet Nam 2.13 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 80 Cook Islands 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 81 Malta 2.09 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 81 Mozambique 2.09 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Comoros?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Comoros was 2.15 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 Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 2.16 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.82 deaths per 100,000 people in 2003.
- How does Comoros rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Comoros ranks 78th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros 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.