Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Qatar
Qatar: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 0.35 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Qatar, 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 Qatar is 0.35 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.3% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Qatar peaked at 0.68 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.35 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Qatar ranks 187th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Qatar, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.67 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.68 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.57 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.55 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.55 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.61 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 0.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.56 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.54 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.41 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.46 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.39 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.0% |
| 2021 | 0.35 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.601 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.453 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 184 Andorra 0.39 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 185 Bangladesh 0.38 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 185 Lebanon 0.38 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 188 San Marino 0.33 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 189 Maldives 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 190 Indonesia 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Qatar?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Qatar was 0.35 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.68 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.35 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Qatar rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Qatar ranks 187th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar 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.