Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Japan
Japan: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Japan, 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 Japan stood at 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Japan peaked at 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
Japan ranks 85th 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 Japan, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.78 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.82 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.85 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.92 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 0.92 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +21.2% |
| 2012 | 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.3% |
| 2018 | 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 1.66 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Japan?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Japan was 1.98 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Japan rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Japan ranks 85th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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.