Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Namibia
Namibia: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Namibia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people for mental health and substance use disorders death rate in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Namibia peaked at 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2008.
That places Namibia 119th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 116 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 116 Micronesia (country) 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 118 Tuvalu 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 119 Congo 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 119 Yemen 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 122 Solomon Islands 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Namibia?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Namibia was 1.22 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people in 2008.
- How does Namibia rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Namibia ranks 119th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.