Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in India
India: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in India, 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 India is 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in India peaked at 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2001.
India ranks 83rd of 194 countries on this measure, 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 India, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.64 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 1.82 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.86 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.92 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.96 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 2 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 2.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 2.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 2.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 2.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 2.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 2.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near India
- 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
- 83 China 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 85 Japan 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 86 Somalia 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in India?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in India was 2.08 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
- How does India rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- India ranks 83rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.