Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Egypt
Egypt: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▬ Flat
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Egypt, 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 Egypt is 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.2% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Egypt peaked at 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Egypt ranks 194th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Egypt, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people | -22.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.099 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Egypt?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Egypt was 0.07 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Egypt rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Egypt ranks 194th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt 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.