Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Poland

Poland: Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who was 15.94 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
15.94
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
10th
of 194 countries
All-time high
15.94
in 2021
All-time low
7.16
in 2014
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Poland, 2000–2021

0510152000201020212000: 7.72001: 8.12002: 7.82003: 8.32004: 9.12005: 10.12006: 11.12007: 10.82008: 10.12009: 9.12010: 8.22011: 8.52012: 8.32013: 7.52014: 7.22015: 9.22016: 11.12017: 13.52018: 13.72019: 13.72020: 15.92021: 15.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Poland is 15.94, 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, death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Poland peaked at 15.94 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.16, 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.

Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Poland, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 7.72 —
2001 8.06 +4.4%
2002 7.78 -3.5%
2003 8.35 +7.3%
2004 9.14 +9.5%
2005 10.13 +10.8%
2006 11.06 +9.2%
2007 10.85 -1.9%
2008 10.09 -7.0%
2009 9.09 -9.9%
2010 8.18 -10.0%
2011 8.48 +3.7%
2012 8.34 -1.7%
2013 7.52 -9.8%
2014 7.16 -4.8%
2015 9.22 +28.8%
2016 11.13 +20.7%
2017 13.48 +21.1%
2018 13.68 +1.5%
2019 13.7 +0.1%
2020 15.89 +16.0%
2021 15.94 +0.3%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 15.94 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.78, 4.2× the median. (63 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 15.94 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.37, 2.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.23 7.72 11.06 10
2010s 10.09 7.16 13.7 10
2020s 15.91 15.89 15.94 2

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 7 Latvia 21.69 compare
  2. 8 Finland 18.18 compare
  3. 9 Russia 17.69 compare
  4. 11 Denmark 15.27 compare
  5. 12 Saint Kitts and Nevis 14.77 compare
  6. 13 El Salvador 13.83 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Poland?
Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Poland was 15.94 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 15.94 in 2021.
What is the lowest death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 7.16 in 2014.
How does Poland rank for death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who?
Poland ranks 10th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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