Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Lebanon
Lebanon: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 0.38 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Lebanon, 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 Lebanon is 0.38 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 17.4% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Lebanon peaked at 0.46 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.37 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
Lebanon ranks 185th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.37 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.38 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.38 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.38 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.39 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.41 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.41 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.46 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.0% |
| 2021 | 0.38 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.385 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.431 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 183 Oman 0.4 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 184 Andorra 0.39 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 185 Bangladesh 0.38 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 187 Qatar 0.35 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 188 San Marino 0.33 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Lebanon?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Lebanon was 0.38 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.46 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.37 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Lebanon rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Lebanon ranks 185th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.