Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who was 0.09 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.09 for death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 18.2% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.16 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.09, in 2012.
Saudi Arabia ranks 192nd 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.
Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1 | — |
| 2001 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.13 | +30.0% |
| 2005 | 0.14 | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.15 | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.16 | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.15 | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.13 | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 0.11 | -15.4% |
| 2012 | 0.09 | -18.2% |
| 2013 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1 | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.11 | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.09 | -18.2% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.09 is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.78, 2% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.09 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1, 9% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.128 | 0.1 | 0.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.101 | 0.09 | 0.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Saudi Arabia?
- Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Saudi Arabia was 0.09 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.16 in 2008.
- What is the lowest death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 in 2012.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 192nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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