Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Liberia
Liberia: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 0.81 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Liberia, 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 Liberia is 0.81 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Liberia peaked at 0.81 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.65 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2003.
That places Liberia 154th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.68 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.67 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.69 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.66 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.67 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.67 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.67 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.71 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.74 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 0.77 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.77 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.74 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.77 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.81 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.677 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 151 Argentina 0.83 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 151 Nigeria 0.83 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 153 Zimbabwe 0.82 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 154 Gambia 0.81 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 154 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.81 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 157 Bhutan 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,457 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0474 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Liberia?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Liberia was 0.81 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.81 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.65 deaths per 100,000 people in 2003.
- How does Liberia rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Liberia ranks 154th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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.