Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Kenya
Kenya: Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who was 0.9 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Kenya, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Kenya is 0.9, 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, death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Kenya peaked at 1.3 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.68, 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.
Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.69 | — |
| 2001 | 0.68 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.74 | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7 | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.73 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.76 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8 | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.88 | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.92 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.96 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 1.02 | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 1 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.95 | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.93 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.79 | -15.1% |
| 2015 | 0.89 | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.11 | +23.3% |
| 2018 | 1.3 | +17.1% |
| 2019 | 1.28 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.1 | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9 | -18.2% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.9 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.1, 82% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.9 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.19, 76% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.786 | 0.68 | 0.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 | 0.79 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Kenya?
- Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Kenya was 0.9 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 in 2018.
- What is the lowest death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.68 in 2001.
- How does Kenya rank for death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who?
- Kenya ranks 145th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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