Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Poland
Poland: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 15.94 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Poland, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Poland is 15.94 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 88.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Poland peaked at 15.94 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.16 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2014.
That places Poland 10th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Poland, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.72 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 8.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 7.78 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 8.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 9.14 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 10.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 11.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 10.85 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 10.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 9.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 8.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 8.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 8.34 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 7.52 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 7.16 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 9.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +28.8% |
| 2016 | 11.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.7% |
| 2017 | 13.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +21.1% |
| 2018 | 13.68 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 13.7 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 15.89 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 15.94 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 7 Latvia 21.69 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 8 Finland 18.18 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 9 Russian Federation 17.69 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 11 Denmark 15.27 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 12 Saint Kitts and Nevis 14.77 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 13 El Salvador 13.83 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Poland?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Poland was 15.94 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 15.94 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.16 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014.
- How does Poland rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Poland ranks 10th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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.