Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.75 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
161st
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.75 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
All-time low
0.59 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2005
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Sao Tome and Principe, 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 Sao Tome and Principe is 0.75 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 1.4% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.59 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2005.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 161st 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 Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.62 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.63 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.63 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.61 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.62 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.62 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.61 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.61 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.63 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.63 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.63 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.65 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.66 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.68 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.69 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.71 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.74 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people, 68% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people, 63% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.617 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.683 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.745 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 158 Brunei Darussalam 0.77 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 158 Chad 0.77 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 160 Niger 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 162 Guinea 0.74 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 162 Malaysia 0.74 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 164 Mali 0.71 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.75 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.59 deaths per 100,000 people in 2005.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 161st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.