Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Nigeria
Nigeria: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 0.83 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Nigeria, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Nigeria stood at 0.83 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Nigeria peaked at 0.83 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.67 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2016.
Nigeria ranks 151st of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.74 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.74 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.77 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.77 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.78 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.77 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.74 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.72 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.71 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.68 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.67 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.67 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.68 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.74 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.83 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.758 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.704 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.785 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 150 Syrian Arab Republic 0.84 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 151 Argentina 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 Liberia 0.81 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 154 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.81 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Nigeria?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Nigeria was 0.83 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.83 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.67 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016.
- How does Nigeria rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Nigeria ranks 151st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.