Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Philippines
Philippines: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Philippines, 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 Philippines stood at 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.2% on the previous year and up 181.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Philippines peaked at 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2016.
Philippines ranks 101st of 194 countries on this measure, 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 Philippines, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.4% |
| 2003 | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.8% |
| 2005 | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.7% |
| 2007 | 0.99 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.1% |
| 2008 | 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.2% |
| 2009 | 0.72 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.74 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.54 deaths per 100,000 people | -27.0% |
| 2012 | 0.77 deaths per 100,000 people | +42.6% |
| 2013 | 0.69 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 0.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.5% |
| 2015 | 0.72 deaths per 100,000 people | +22.0% |
| 2016 | 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people | -37.5% |
| 2017 | 0.98 deaths per 100,000 people | +117.8% |
| 2018 | 0.97 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people | +32.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.752 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 98 Niue 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 99 Afghanistan 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 100 Nicaragua 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 102 Sri Lanka 1.46 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 103 Azerbaijan 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 103 Madagascar 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Philippines?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Philippines was 1.52 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016.
- How does Philippines rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Philippines ranks 101st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 181.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines 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.