Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Palau
Palau: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 1 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Palau, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Palau recorded 1 deaths per 100,000 people for mental health and substance use disorders death rate in 2021.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Palau peaked at 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.91 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places Palau 139th 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 Palau, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.91 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.96 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.96 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.91 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.4% |
| 2005 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 1 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Palau?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Palau was 1 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people in 2006.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.91 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Palau rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Palau ranks 139th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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.