Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Montenegro
Montenegro: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Montenegro, 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 Montenegro is 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 24.7% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Montenegro peaked at 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places Montenegro 114th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 112 Ecuador 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 113 Togo 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 114 Naoero 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 116 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 116 Micronesia, Federated States of 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Montenegro?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Montenegro was 1.28 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Montenegro rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Montenegro ranks 114th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.