Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Panama
Panama: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 0.61 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.61 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 39.6%
World rank
175th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.62 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
All-time low
0.4 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2007
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Panama, 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 Panama stood at 0.61 deaths per 100,000 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.6% on the previous year and down 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Panama peaked at 1.62 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2007.
That places Panama 175th 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 Panama, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.62 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.98 deaths per 100,000 people | -39.5% |
| 2002 | 0.72 deaths per 100,000 people | -26.5% |
| 2003 | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +69.4% |
| 2004 | 0.71 deaths per 100,000 people | -41.8% |
| 2005 | 0.82 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 0.58 deaths per 100,000 people | -29.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4 deaths per 100,000 people | -31.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +97.5% |
| 2010 | 0.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.7% |
| 2011 | 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people | +80.0% |
| 2012 | 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -37.6% |
| 2013 | 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +50.7% |
| 2016 | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 1.42 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.7% |
| 2019 | 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.4% |
| 2021 | 0.61 deaths per 100,000 people | -39.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.824 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.998 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 172 Monaco 0.63 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 172 United Arab Emirates 0.63 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 172 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.63 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 175 Colombia 0.61 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 177 Jamaica 0.57 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 178 Türkiye 0.52 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Panama?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Panama was 0.61 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 1.62 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 deaths per 100,000 people in 2007.
- How does Panama rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Panama ranks 175th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama 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.