Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Kenya
Kenya: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 0.9 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.9 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 18.2%
World rank
145th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.3 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
All-time low
0.68 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Kenya, 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 Kenya is 0.9 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 18.2% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Kenya peaked at 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.68 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2001.
Kenya ranks 145th 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.69 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.68 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.74 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.88 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.92 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.96 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 1 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.95 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.93 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.1% |
| 2015 | 0.89 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +23.3% |
| 2018 | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.1% |
| 2019 | 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.786 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 142 Iraq 0.95 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 143 Uzbekistan 0.92 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 144 Samoa 0.91 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 146 Albania 0.88 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 147 Pakistan 0.86 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 147 Tonga 0.86 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 147 Vanuatu 0.86 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Kenya?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Kenya was 0.9 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.68 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
- How does Kenya rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Kenya ranks 145th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.