Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Gabon
Gabon: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Gabon, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Gabon stood at 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Gabon peaked at 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2020.
That places Gabon 109th 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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1.42 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.34 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.1% |
| 2015 | 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.46 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 106 Morocco 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 107 Angola 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 107 Marshall Islands 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 109 Burkina Faso 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 109 Uganda 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 112 Ecuador 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Gabon?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Gabon was 1.35 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
- How does Gabon rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Gabon ranks 109th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.